World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Albert Merrill Paquette
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Griswold, Connecticut
Honored By
The Paquette Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A AIRCRAFT ARMORER IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND PARTICIPATING IN THE CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF OKINAWA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.