Wilbrod A. Gauthier was born in 1923. He served in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbone Division as a Private First Class during World War II. PFC Gauthier was one of the brave American paratroopers of the 501st Inf who liberated the village of Eerde, The Netherlands from German forces. He survived the battle and later fought for Battle of Bastogne. Marvin Wolfe witnessed a crucial action by Wilbur Gauthier of his company, who was normally a machine gunner. After firing a light matching gun for a while, Gauthier left the gun and ran onto the road with a bazooka. He fired a rocket into the lead tank, disabling it and causing a critical delay for the Germans. This enabled many of his comrades to escape from the town. Guthier was killed by machine gun fire from another tank in the process. He remains one of the many heroes who was never decorated for his heroism. He is now buried in the Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.

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