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Veterans Roll of Honor: DESIRE "DES" DEFOURNY

Branch of Service: United States Army

Rank: Sergeant

Service history: Sergeant Defourny served in the 97th Signal Battalion, and took part in the Battle of the Bulge and was at the Dachau concentration camp shortly after it's liberation.

Awards and Decorations:
Army Good Conduct Medal
WWII Victory Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (3 bronze stars)




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