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Personal info

Full name
BEDARD, Earl George
Date of birth
15 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31448949
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Holzminden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 19 7

Immediate family

Members
John C. Bedard (father)
Mathilda M. (Dugal) Bedard (mother)
Charles J. Bedard (brother)
Norma (Carufel) Bedard (wife)
Patricia A. Bedard (daughter)

More information

Pfc Earl G. Bedard worked as a foreman.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 1 August 1944.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, 83rd Inf Div Documents, WWII Memorial, ABMC, National Archives, Find a Grave

Photo source: Luc van der Sterren, Pawtucket Public Library