World War II Honoree

Edgar H. Cyr

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Van Buren, Maine

Honored By

Jeff McCulloh

Relationship

Neighbor

Enlisted in 1944 at age 17. Earned the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with one star, the Philippine Liberation ribbon with one star, the European campaign ribbon and the WWII Victory medal. Served aboard the USS Chaffee, a destroyer escort, and escaped death by inches when it was torpedoed by a Zero but the torpedo went through the thin hull of the ship.