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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bernard A. 'Bernie' Century

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HAD AN EARLY GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. PASSED STIFF PHYSICAL, MEDICAL, AND INTELLIGENCE TESTS AND WAS SELECTED FOR THE ELITE V-12 NAVY COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM. ASSIGNED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN MADISON. THEN HIS UNIT WAS TRANSFERRED TO NOTRE DAME WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1945 WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND WAS COMMISSIONED AN OFFICER BEFORE HIS 20TH BIRTHDAY. ASSIGNED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN HAWAII. DISCHARGED SHORTLY AFTER V-J DAY.