World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon E. Chenier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Westfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Chenier Family
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 71ST BOMB SQUADRON AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC IN NEW GUINEA, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LUZON AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.