Name:
Roland Ernest Bessette
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Army
Date of Death:
1944-08-02
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Plot:
F
Row:
Grave:
433
Decoration:
Comments:
Roland Ernest Bessette was born on February 6, 1912, in Franklin County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Moise Valerien Bessette and Arcelia May Gauthier Bessette.
He served in the United States Army, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on August 2, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.