World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Roland Fontaine, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Plymouth, Vermont
Honored By
The Fontaine Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; RECEIVING STATION NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, ABOARD USS ADAIR APA-91 AND USS ZANIAH AK-120. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.