World War II Honoree

James William Guidry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lafayette, Louisiana

Honored By

Dwayne & Dwight Guidry

Relationship

Sons

SIGNAL CORPS, 1ST SERGEANT. INDUCTED IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. 1942-1943, SENT TO CAMP BEAUREGARD, LOUISIANA AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE SIGNAL CORPS. BASIC MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL AT CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI. WAS A SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF AN INTELLIGENCE UNIT OF THE ARMY. WENT TO NORTH AFRICA, KHARTOUM, ADEN, ARABIA, KARACHI, INDIA. WORKED IN NEW DELHI FOR A RADIO STATION. WORKED IN INTELLIGENCE TRANSMITTING MESSAGES FROM CHUNKING AND RELAYING THEM TO GENERAL STILLWELL. WENT TO CHINA BY WAY OF THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. STOPPED IN PAKISTAN. STATIONED IN CHUNKING, CHINA TO BUILD A FIX RADIO RECEIVER STATION. RETURNED TO THE U.S. BY SHIP AT THE END OF THE WAR 1945-1946. ON THE WAY BACK HOME HE STOPPED IN CALCUTTA AND CEYLON, SRI LANKA.