Years of service 1941–1942 Battles and wars World War II Awards Silver Star | Role Mariner Name Paul Frament | |
Born February 4, 1919
Cohoes, New York ( 1919-02-04 ) Rank Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Battles/wars World War II
*Guadalcanal campaign Died November 19, 1942, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Education Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Service/branch United States Navy Reserve | ||
Allegiance United States of America | ||
Paul Stanley Frament, born 4 February 1919 at Cohoes, New York, enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 29 December 1941. Frament died 19 November 1942 of wounds received in action while serving as pharmacist's mate third class with the United States Marine Corps on Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his fearless devotion to duty in tending marines under fire.
Namesake
In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Frament (DE-677) was named in honor of PM/3c Frament, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. Edward A. Frament.
References
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