World War II Honoree

Earl F. Normandin

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Waterford, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN JUNE 1941. HE SERVED IN PANAMA AND IN 1944 PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF FRANCE LANDING ON OMAHA BEACH NORMANDY. HE SERVED IN EUROPE UNTIL THE WAR THERE ENDED AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE ASIAN THEATER WHEN THE WAR IN ASIA ENDED. HE EARNED A NUMBER OF MEDALS AND SERVICE CITATIONS FOR HIS HONORABLE SERVICE INCLUDING THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON, AND AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON.