World War II Honoree

Roland Joseph Gauthier

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Lewiston, Maine

Honored By

The Gauthier Family

SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS AN ADMINISTRATION CLERK. PARTICIPATED IN THE SEIZURE, OCCUPATION AND DEFENSE OF ANGUAR ISLAND, PALAU ISLANDS AND DEFENSE AGAINST ATTACK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT ON PALAU. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.