World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Gerard Poirier
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Danielson, Connecticut
Honored By
The Poirier Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS JOHN RODGERS DD-575, USS SIGOURNEY DD-643, USS SHIPLEY BAY CVE-85, USS MARCUS ISLAND CVE-77 AND SUBMARINE GROUP ONE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS GROUP ATLANTIC RESERVE FLEET. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AREA MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.