World War II Honoree

Philip H. D'Entremont

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Passaic, New Jersey

Honored By

Philip H. D'Entremont

DRAFTED AUGUST 27, 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 11, 1946 AT FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED WITH COMPANY L, 132ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, AMERICAL DIVISION. ACTIVE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATRE. ARRIVED AS AN INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TO BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS MAY 15 ,1944. LATER INVOLVED IN THE 3RD WAVE BEACHHEAD LANDING IN CEBU ISLANDS MARCH 26, 1945. FINALLY JOINED THE OCCUPATIONAL FORCES IN JAPAN SEPTEMBER 1945 TO JANUARY 1946. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE ARROWHEAD, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, JAPANESE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.