World War II Honoree

Rosaire E. Cyr

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Connecticut

Honored By

Harvey S. Sutherland, Airborne-509th Parachute Infantry Battalion

SUICIDE MISSION - PRISONER OF WAR. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1943, PARACHUTED ONTO THE MOUNTAINS NEAR AVELLINO, ITALY IN SUPPORT OF THE SALERNO BEACHHEAD TO DISRUPT THE ADVANCING GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS, CAUSE HAVOC, HARASSMENT AND SLOW THEIR ATTACKS ONTO THE BEACHHEAD. THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION PARACHUTED ONTO THE BEACHHEAD. SERVED WITH THE ELITE 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION, THE MOST DECORATED PARATROOP UNIT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.