World War II Honoree

Lucien Armand Fortier

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Waterbury, Connecticut

Honored By

SGM Cecile R. Fortier (Ret)

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED THE MILITARY FEBRUARY 11, 1944. TRAINED AT CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA BEFORE DEPARTING OVERSEAS IN SEPTEMBER 1944. SERVED WITH 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 9TH ARMY IN FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. WOUNDED ON NOVEMBER 27, 1944 NEAR THE RUHR RIVER IN GERMANY WHEN AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELL EXPLODED LOSING HIS LEFT HAND. RECEIVED HIS U.S. CITIZENSHIP UPON ARRIVAL BACK TO THE U.S. IN NEW JERSEY.