World War II Honoree

Joseph A. Gamache

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Town of Saratoga, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

JOINED THE U.S. ARMY ON JANUARY 15, 1943, AND STAYED IN UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON MARCH 10, 1946 AS A CORPORAL. INITIALLY ASSIGNED TO A MILITARY POLICE UNIT MUNITIONS FACILITY IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1944 HE WAS REASSIGNED TO THE ARMY’S INFANTRY AND SENT TO LOUISIANA AND TEXAS FOR TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDED HEAVY WEAPONS. THEN CAME HAWAII, WHERE HE WENT THROUGH AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING FOR THE ANTICIPATED INVASION OF JAPAN, WHICH NEVER CAME. DURING HIS SERVICE HE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.