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Personal info

Full name
GIRARD, Bernard Walter
Date of birth
26 August 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31418238
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 7 12

Immediate family

Members
Walter J. Girard (father)
Sara Girard (mother)
Miriam Girard (sister)
Vincent Girard (brother)
Shirley Girard (sister)
Russell Girard (brother)
Lois Girard (brother)
Alfred Girard (brother)
Esther Girard (sister)
Ann Girard (sister)

More information

Pvt Bernard W. Girard enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 12 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census, Headstone and Enlistment Record, http://9thinfantrydivision.net/39th-infantry-regiment/, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet