World War II Honoree

Raymond Louis Cloutier

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lewiston, Maine

Honored By

Constance Marie Anne Cloutier Monarch

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY ON JULY 1, 1943. INDUCTED ON JUNE 17, 1943. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, ATTENDED THE ARMORED SCHOOL, RADIO OPERATOR COURSE (LOW SPEED) AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST ARMY, 7TH CORPS, 4TH CALVARY GROUP MECHANIZED HEADQUARTERS. SERVED 20 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND ARDENNES. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 6, 1945.