World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter R. Archambault
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN DIEGO MARINE CORPS BASE, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; AND MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE ESCORT AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GILBERT ISLANDS (CVE-107). PARTICIPATED IN THE OKINAWA-GUNTO, AND BORNEO OPERATIONS, AND IN AIR OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN. AWARDED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.