Bernard was killed in Luzon, Phillipines, during WWII. The Battle of Luzon, fought 9 January – 15 August 1945, resulted in a U.S. and Filipino victory. Luzon had the highest net casualty of all US battles fought in World War II; 192,000 to 205,000 Japanese combatants dead, 10,640 American combatants killed, and between 120,000 to 140,000 Filipino civilians and combatants killed.
The accompanying picture is his high school graduation in 1941; Edgewater, CO.
Bernard was killed in Luzon, Phillipines, during WWII. The Battle of Luzon, fought 9 January – 15 August 1945, resulted in a U.S. and Filipino victory. Luzon had the highest net casualty of all US battles fought in World War II; 192,000 to 205,000 Japanese combatants dead, 10,640 American combatants killed, and between 120,000 to 140,000 Filipino civilians and combatants killed.
The accompanying picture is his high school graduation in 1941; Edgewater, CO.
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