- Date
- 2006-04
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militaryfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2006 Beaver Beacon profiled two Beaver Island-connected members of the Cherette family in military service. It reported Sergeant Michael L. Cherette’s return from a year in Korea and PFC Rachelle S. Cherette’s service with the 101st Airborne after six months in Baghdad, identifying them as descendants of Alvina Cornstalk Napont.
Evidence limits
This is a family and newspaper profile, not an independently verified military personnel record or complete service history. The source’s ranks, locations, and service descriptions are preserved as reported.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2006, "Doing Their Part."Profiles Sergeant Michael L. Cherette's service and return from Korea and PFC Rachelle S. Cherette's service with the 101st Airborne after six months in Baghdad, identifying their Beaver Island family connection. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the family military-service profile and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected Cherette family members serve in the U.S. military, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-military-family-service-profile-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2006, "Doing Their Part." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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