Date of birth:

December 18th, 1916 (Waterville/Maine, United States)

Date of death:

January 2001 (Augusta/Maine, United States)

Service number:

01895407

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Raymond L. Michaud was married and a paper maker before he was drafted.
He went into service on 16th July 1944 and was demobilized on 17th January 1946 with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He served as a navigator.
Was also entitled to wear the Distinguished Unit Citation.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

2nd Lieutenant

Unit:

345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Second AM, received as Oak Leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Third AM, received as second Oak Leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Fourth AM, received as third Oak Leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Air Medal.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

With 8 bronze stars for "Northern France", "Air Combat", "Air Offensive, Europe", "Northern Apennines", "Rhineland", "Normandy", "Rome-Arno" and "Southern France".

According to his discharge papers he was entiteld to 8 bronze stars, according to the regulations this should be a silver one (for five campaigns) and 3 bronze ones.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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