PFC NORMAN W. BEDARD, 31256183 KIA

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS NORMAN W. BEDARD, 31256183 KIA US Army. Private Bedard attended St. Joseph's School and then was employed as a mechanic in a local garage. He entered the service on November 27, 1942, and was sent to Fort Devens, Mass., for training. From there he was transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. After serving there for about six months he was sent to Fort Bragg, N. C. He shipped overseas during June, 1944, and landed in Italy. He served with Company E, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division,  during the campaigns in southern France, and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action. On November 10, 1944, while serving with the same company near the German border in the southeastern part of France he was struck by a German mortar shell and died instantly. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred J. Bedard, 1 Benjamin St., and five sisters.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS NORMAN W. BEDARD, 31256183 KIA US Army. Private Bedard attended St. Joseph’s School and then was employed as a mechanic in a local garage. He entered the service on November 27, 1942, and was sent to Fort Devens, Mass., for training. From there he was transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. After serving there for about six months he was sent to Fort Bragg, N. C. He shipped overseas during June, 1944, and landed in Italy. He served with Company E, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, during the campaigns in southern France, and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action. On November 10, 1944, while serving with the same company near the German border in the southeastern part of France he was struck by a German mortar shell and died instantly. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred J. Bedard, 1 Benjamin St., and five sisters.

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two