World War II Honoree

Bernard V. Fitzgerald

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Niagara Falls, New York

Honored By

J. Fitzgerald

Relationship

Nephew

SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN 31ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION. DEPARTED NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON OCTOBER 22, 1944 FOR SERVICE IN EUROPE AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON NOVEMBER 2, 1944. AFTER A BRIEF TRAIN UP IN ENGLAND, HE LANDED IN FRANCE ON DECEMBER 31, 1944 AND FOUGHT HIS WAY THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE WITH THE 7TH U.S. ARMY DURING THE CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. MEDALS INCLUDE; GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO CAMPAIGN STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.