Bertels, Bernard Joseph, Jr. · Digital Collections

Name: Bertels, Bernard Joseph, Jr.
Birth Date: August 1, 1916
Death Date: January 22, 1945
Description: Bernard Joseph Bertels, Jr. Captain, U.S. Army Infantry 43rd Division. 1 August 1916 - 22 January 1945. After fighting at Guadalcanal the Northern Solomons, and New Guinea he was killed on Luzon while commanding his infantry company in action. Graduated, Bangor High School, 1934; Hebron Academy, 1935. State of Maine Scholarship, Bowdoin College, 1935. Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin, 1939. In civil life an insurance investigator. Purple Heart. 01292643
Creator: Bangor Public Library; Ranlett, L. Felix (Louis Felix), 1896-
Date: 1947
Subject: Commemorative works; Military casualties; Soldiers--Maine--Bangor; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties; World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Bangor
Is Part Of: Book of Honor: Bangor Remembers Her Sons Who Died for Victory, 1941-1945; Bangor Public Library Special Collections
Language: English
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