World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John F. Poirier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brockton, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Poirier Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY B, 515TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER IN CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.