World War II Honoree

Rene Wilfred Beaulieu

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Springfield, Massachusetts

Honored By

The Beaulieu Family

BATTLES IN RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART (WOUNDED ON MARCH 25, 1945 IN GERMANY), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND THE SILVER STAR (NOVEMBER 27, 1944 IN GERMANY). WHILE PLATOON WAS PINNED DOWN BY MACHINE GUN AND BAZOOKA FIRE, HE CRAWLED WITHIN 15 YARDS OF ENEMY STRONG POINT AND THREW HAND GRENADES UNTIL 4 GERMANS HAD BEEN KILLED, 2 OTHERS WOUNDED AND THE OPPOSITION MINIMIZED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ADVANCE OF THE PLATOON COULD BE CONTINUED AND THE OBJECTIVE CAPTURED.