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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ernest William Benoit

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Willimantic, Connecticut

Honored By

Mrs. Germaine Benoit Gundersen

Relationship

Daughter

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Activity During WWII

Landed on Omaha Beach in June 1944 in France. Served in the First Army, Quartermaster Corps. He remained in France until the end of the European Theatre of Operations. Remained an active member of the Army Reserve until he retired in 1971 as a Lieutenant Colonel Battalion Commander of the 395th Service and Supply Battalion in Connecticut.