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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clarence A. Chaudoir

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CHIEF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE. CAREER COAST GUARDSMAN. SERVED ABOARD THE USS HUNTER LIGGETT, THE ONLY NAVY SHIP MANNED SOLELY BY COAST GUARDSMEN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. WAS A MEMBER OF A LANDING CRAFT CREW WHO PUT MARINES ASHORE AT THE INVASION OF GUADALCANAL. WAS STRANDED ON GUADALCANAL FOR THREE WEEKS WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT, LOW ON FOOD AND AMMUNITIONS UNTIL THE NAVY WAS ABLE TO RE-SUPPLY.