Wilfred Lionel Huard was the third of six sons born to Joseph and Leontine Moquin Huard. His father would die on 5/18/1938 in Knife Falls, Carlton County, Minnesota, and an older brother Alderic Joseph Huard, would die in Aitkin, Minnesota, in 1940.
Wilfred joined the Navy during World War II and was a Coxswain on the USS BUSH, a Fletcher Class destroyer. During the battle of Okinawa, the BUSH was on "radar picket duty" providing naval support for the Marines and Army soldiers who were landing on the island. The ship was struck on three separate occasions by Japanese Kamikaze fighter planes, causing the BUSH to sink.
Wilfred's body was never recovered. He is still standing duty on the BUSH in its watery grave with approximately 85 of his shipmates who also lost their lives that day.
Boatswain's Mate First Class Wilfred Lionel Huard, Sn #3288359, earned the following military decorations during World War II:
- Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon
- Purple Heart
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal with bronze star
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of China War Service Commemorative Medal
Wilfred is listed on the "Tablets of the Missing" at the Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wilfred joined the Navy during World War II and was a Coxswain on the USS BUSH, a Fletcher Class destroyer. During the battle of Okinawa, the BUSH was on "radar picket duty" providing naval support for the Marines and Army soldiers who were landing on the island. The ship was struck on three separate occasions by Japanese Kamikaze fighter planes, causing the BUSH to sink.
Wilfred's body was never recovered. He is still standing duty on the BUSH in its watery grave with approximately 85 of his shipmates who also lost their lives that day.
Boatswain's Mate First Class Wilfred Lionel Huard, Sn #3288359, earned the following military decorations during World War II:
- Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon
- Purple Heart
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal with bronze star
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of China War Service Commemorative Medal
Wilfred is listed on the "Tablets of the Missing" at the Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wilfred Lionel Huard was the third of six sons born to Joseph and Leontine Moquin Huard. His father would die on 5/18/1938 in Knife Falls, Carlton County, Minnesota, and an older brother Alderic Joseph Huard, would die in Aitkin, Minnesota, in 1940.
Wilfred joined the Navy during World War II and was a Coxswain on the USS BUSH, a Fletcher Class destroyer. During the battle of Okinawa, the BUSH was on "radar picket duty" providing naval support for the Marines and Army soldiers who were landing on the island. The ship was struck on three separate occasions by Japanese Kamikaze fighter planes, causing the BUSH to sink.
Wilfred's body was never recovered. He is still standing duty on the BUSH in its watery grave with approximately 85 of his shipmates who also lost their lives that day.
Boatswain's Mate First Class Wilfred Lionel Huard, Sn #3288359, earned the following military decorations during World War II:
- Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon
- Purple Heart
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal with bronze star
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of China War Service Commemorative Medal
Wilfred is listed on the "Tablets of the Missing" at the Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wilfred joined the Navy during World War II and was a Coxswain on the USS BUSH, a Fletcher Class destroyer. During the battle of Okinawa, the BUSH was on "radar picket duty" providing naval support for the Marines and Army soldiers who were landing on the island. The ship was struck on three separate occasions by Japanese Kamikaze fighter planes, causing the BUSH to sink.
Wilfred's body was never recovered. He is still standing duty on the BUSH in its watery grave with approximately 85 of his shipmates who also lost their lives that day.
Boatswain's Mate First Class Wilfred Lionel Huard, Sn #3288359, earned the following military decorations during World War II:
- Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon
- Purple Heart
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal with bronze star
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of China War Service Commemorative Medal
Wilfred is listed on the "Tablets of the Missing" at the Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Entered the service from Minnesota.
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