World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles L. Bedard
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Dedham, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT COAST GUARD TRAINING STATION MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, COAST GUARD RECEIVING STATION NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, COAST GUARD MANNED ARMY VESSEL FS-525, NAVY #920 COAST GUARD ARMY MANNING DETACHMENT, NAVY #3149 SAMAR ISLAND, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, COAST GUARD BUOY DEPOT CURTIS BAY, MARYLAND, ABOARD COAST GUARD CUTTER PERSEUS WPC-114, 11TH COAST GUARD DISTRICT AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER #1 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.