World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wallace J. Fauquet
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE ANTI-TANK COMPANY, 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION AS A ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN IN ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.