World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul O. Nadeau
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pontiac, Michigan
Honored By
Iner C. Swanson
ENTERED THE SERVICE AS A SPECIALTY IN MILITARY POLICE. SERVED IN CENTRAL EUROPE, HEADQUARTERS EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS U.S. ARMY, 8TH AIR FORCE, JANUARY 1945. SERVED IN ARDENNES, HEADQUARTERS EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS U.S. ARMY. RHINELAND JUNE 6, 1945. EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD MAY 1945. SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND, 2ND AIR DIVISION DOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WORK. WORKED OUT OF DIVISION PROVOST MARSHALL'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING SUCH CASES AS LARCENY, MURDER, RAPE AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. ACTED AS LIAISON AGENT BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES.