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William E. Beaudoin (d. date unknown)

William E. Beaudoin (son of Joseph Baudoin and Claire Baril) died date unknown.

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To Name Ship for Medal of Honor Hero:

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Beaudoin, of 532 South Summer St., parents of the late Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, have been invited by the U.S. Army to San Francisco, Calif., where a new army transport ship will be christened in honor of their hero-son. The date of the ceremonies has not been announced yet.
mayor Toepfert announced today that an attempt would be made to have the city furnish funds to pay the traveling expenses for Mr. and Mrs Beaudoin. He conferred with Veterans Service Commissioner, William A. Stack today, but was informed that this bureau does not have an appropriation to cover such a detail.
The mayor said that, if possible, the funds may be taken from some other department since he is quite anxious to see the Summer St. Couple make the trip to the coast.
Their son, Winner of the battlefield commission while serving with the 30th Inf. Div., was killed in action at Hamelin, Germany, April 6, 1945, when he made a one-man attack on Nazi snipers who had inflicted severe casualties among his platoon members. For his heroic work he was posthumously awarded the U.S. Government's highest decoration.

Army Transport to be "Beaudoin"

Re christening Will Honor Holyoke War Victim

Holyoke, May 20, Notification was received today from commanding officers of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation that a U.S. Army transport, currently assigned to the port will be re christened in honor of 1st Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin, of this city, posthumous winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Lt. Beaudoin was killed in action, April 6, 1945.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Beaudoin, 532 South Summer Street, the parents, received the notification signed by Col. Edward A. Kleinman, acting Chief of Staff of the port commandery. They were invited to attend the ceremonies during which a portrait and plaque of their son will be presented to the ship's captain with appropriate ceremonies.
Lt. Beaudoin, who went overseas as a Sergent in the 119 Infantry Regiment of the 30th "Old Hickory" division, won a battlefield commission. After the landing in Normandy his outfit broke through at St. Lo, and later smashed the Siegfried Line. During the stand at St. Barthelmy, he was given his commission where he took over leadership after officers of his unit were wiped out.
Lt. Beaudoin was wounded by shrapnel on Aug. 11, 1944 but was out of action only a few days. He lost his life when he attacked a German machine gun nest single handed after first knocking out several other nests.
Besides his parents he leaves a sister and five brothers.