Les vétérans nommés, ci-dessous, ont confirmé leur présence. Ils recevront la médaille de Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, gage de l’éternelle gratitude de la France à l’égard de leur courage et de leur combat.
Winnie ANCAR (Private First Class, 3172D Quartermaster Service Company)
Horace CALHOUN (Private First Class, Company K, 116th Infantry Regiment)
DrLamore CARTER (Sergeant, 391st Quartermaster Trucking Company)
Roland CHIASSON (Technician Fourth Grade, 1st Division, 16th Regiment, B Company, 1st Platoon)
Robert DEICH (Sergeant, Company C, 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Division)
Warren DUFRENE (Private First Class, Company C, 291st Infantry Regiment, 75th Division)
Samuel HODGES (Sergeant, Company L, 38th Infantry, 2nd Division)
James HOLDCROFT (Electrician’s mate Second Class, USNR, Flotilla 19, US Navy Amphibious Force)
Eugene LUSSAN (Technician fifth grade, headquarters company, 473rd Infantry)
Paul MADDEN Jr (Private First Class, Company A, 379th Infantry, 95th Division)
Fred B. Jr MORGAN (Sergeant, 505ème InfantryRegiment, 82ème Division aéroportée)
Randolph « Red » OLANO (Technician 5th grade, Company M, 33rdArmoredRegiment, 3rdArmoredDivision)
Julius OUDER (Sergeant, Company E, 120th Infantry, 30th Division)
Placid J. TAMPORELLO(Private First Class, Company G, 47th Infantry, 9th Division)
Herman « Tip » TORRES (Caporal, Company B, 82nd Reconnaissance, 2nd Armored Division)
Lawrence YATSU (Private First Class, Company C, 442nd Regimental Combat team, 36th Infantry Division)
Le fils de Leonard GOLDMAN (Private First Class, Company E, 378th Infantry, 95th Division) sera également présent pour accepter la médaille de la part de son père, récemment décédé.
Je leur transmets mes félicitation