World War II Honoree

Hilaire J. Beaulieu, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Fall River, Massachusetts

Honored By

Norman Beaulieu

Relationship

Brother

AT THE START OF THE UNITED STATES' ENTRY INTO WWII, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 3RD CAVALRY IN FORT ETHAN ALLEN, VERMONT. THE UNIT WAS RE-DESIGNATED AS THE 10TH ARMORED DIVISION AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA IN JULY 1942. HE DEPARTED FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATRE IN SEPTEMBER 1944 AND SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM, AND LUXEMBOURG UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1945. HE RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HEROIC ACTIONS AT GUTBACH, GERMANY ON 7 APRIL 1945. 'SIGHTING A HOSTILE PATROL ADVANCING UPON HIS COLUMN, HE, BRAVING FIERCE ENEMY FIRE, CRAWLED TO WITHIN RANGE AND OPENED FIRE, KILLING TWO OF THE ENEMY, WOUNDING THREE AND FORCING THE REMAINDER TO FLEE.' (FROM BRONZE STAR MEDAL CITATION DATED 12 JUNE 1945).