World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frank I. Chartier
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Honored By
Barbara Chartier Schnoor
Relationship
Daughter
EARNED A BRONZE STAR IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. SHOT AND WOUNDED AS HE LED HIS PLATOON OVER A HILL ON SAIPAN ON JULY 4, 1944. 'I WASN'T A HERO', MY FATHER ONCE SAID, 'BUT I WAS THERE WHEN HISTORY WAS MADE'.