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Michaud enlisted for WWII at age 15
GQ GI Regarding her father, WWII vet Olivin Michaud, Simsbury resident Cynthia Crouch says: “Everyone who knew Dad considered him a war hero. He was a modest man and called all who were in the war heroes for their service to their country, especially the fallen heroes.”
Joined early via new birth certificate ———————————————————————————— Claim to Fame World War II hero — part of Greatest Generation Today Magazine cover story August 2020 www.TodayPublishing.net/digital-editions By Bruce Deckert Editor-in-Chief • Today Magazine
WORLD WAR II VETERAN Olivin “Ollie” Michaud, an Avon resident who died in May 2020 at age 90, was part of the aptly named Greatest Generation who stepped up at a pivotal time in history. Ollie enlisted when he was only 15 years old — a daring move since by law a recruit had to be 16 to enlist with parental consent. How did he circumvent the age limit? With some deft help from a cousin, who produced an alternate birth certificate that misreported Ollie’s birthdate. Michaud’s parents — keenly aware of their son’s desire to serve — supported his use of the dissembling document, according to his daughter, Cynthia Crouch. “I still have both of my father’s birth certificates,” she says. Ollie enlisted on July 21, 1944 and served in Europe until continued on page 15
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