World War II Honoree

Briand N. Beaudin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

West Warwick, Rhode Island

Honored By

Briand Beaudin

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AS A BATTALION SURGEON WITH 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. JUMPED INTO NORMANDY AND HOLLAND. THEN WENT INTO THE ARDENNES WHERE HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SENT BACK TO BASE TO TRAIN AS OCCUPATION TROOPS. JUNE 10, 1945 THE 508TH INFANTRY WAS ASSIGNED TO SHAEF (SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE) GENERAL EISENHOWER'S HEADQUARTERS. RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, DUTCH MEDAL AND BELGIUM FOURRAGERE.