World War II Honoree

Philip Joseph Bard

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Waterville, Maine

Honored By

Christine Bard, Gerald, Lillian, Maurice and Patrick

Relationship

Wife, Children and Families

GRADUATE OF HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL AT NORFOLK NAVAL HOSPITAL, FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES MARINE AIR STATION-CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA AND CONGAREE FIELD, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. ASSIGNED TO 2ND MARINE DIVISION FLEET MARINE FORCE. SERVED ON SAIPAN PRIOR TO END OF HOSTILITIES AND THEN TO NAGASAKI. RECIPIENT OF WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.