World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis M. Bessette
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Canterbury, Connecticut
Honored By
The Bessette Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; RECEIVING STATION NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; RECEIVING STATION ORANGE, TEXAS AND ABOARD USS HARRISON DD-573. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH NINE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, LETTER OF COMMENDATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.