World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bernard Handin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Middle Village, New York
Honored By
Middle Village Friends
WENT IN IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL, UNDER A 'V5' PROGRAM (SIMILAR TO ROTC). THE WAR WAS COMING TO AN END AND WORKED IN A COMMISSARY. LATER, HE BECAME A BUTCHER. WAS STATIONED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK.