Paul Stanley Frament, born 4 February 1919 at Cohoes, New York

Cohoes, New York

Cohoes is an incorporated city located at the northeast corner of Albany County in the US state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile production to its growth. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 16,168...

, 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

United States Marine Corps

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 on Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal

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. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star

Silver Star

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 for his fearless devotion to duty in tending marines under fire.

Namesake

In 1943, the destroyer escort

Destroyer escort

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 USS Frament (DE-677) was named in honor of PM/3c Frament, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. Edward A. Frament.