When a third tank showed up, Girouard and one Lieutenant Wright – the commander of the second tank – began evacuating. Girouard stayed inside the tank and waited until a second tank arrived – but that tank bogged down, too. The tank bogged down and crew members began evacuating – they were all killed by gunfire. Technician Fifth Grade Girouard was operating a tank during an attack near a monastery on Monte Cassino, a hill southeast of Rome that played host to numerous battles during the war. Girouard received the prestigious medal for an act of bravery that occurred on Jduring World War II. Chris Morris was at the ceremony and has our story.Īdrien Girouard played his harmonica before a lively crowd at the Park Restaurant last Thursday, after Congressman Bill Owens presented him with the Bronze Star. ![]() ![]() Adrien Girouard fought heroically in Italian campaign, but it took two congressmen and the better part of a lifetime for him to be honored. Late last week, a World War II veteran in Tupper Lake was awarded the Bronze Star 66 years after he saved another man’s life.
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