PARAMARINES Michaud, Wilfred Vincent

Craig Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Michaud
  • FORENAME
Wilfred Vincent
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment
  • RANK
Sergeant
  • NUMBER
287691
  • AWARD
Navy Cross
  • PLACE
Gavutu, Solomon Islands, 7th August 1942
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Portland, Maine
born 15.12.1920, Portland, Maine, USA
father Telesphore Francis Michaud (1884-1963)
mother Margaret Marie (nee Ellis) Michaud (1887-1968)
brother 1st Lieutenant John H. Michaud 106 Infantry Division POW KIA 23.12.1944
wife Doris Irene (nee Rand) Michaud (1922-2002)
12.07.1940 entered service
08.01.1946 discharged
11.08.1950 entered service
05.01.1952 discharged (Major)
died 26.03.1985 (Aged 64) Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Blue Star Avenue, Augusta, Maine, USA. Section M, Row 2, Site 83
 

CITATION:

Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant Wilfred V. Michaud (MCSN: 287691), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When the progress of his unit was retarded by heavy opposition, Sergeant Michaud, with a comrade, displayed courageous disregard for his imminent danger by attacking a heavily fortified gun emplacement from which the deadly fire was emanating. Charging forward against the withering blasts of hostile weapons, he unhesitatingly engaged the enemy in perilous hand-to-hand combat and, with the other Marine, killed all eight of the Japanese, thereby annihilating a strong and hazardous obstacle. His daring aggressiveness and valiant devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

WEB LINKS:

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/8113

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73857449/wilfred-vincent-michaud
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