Bernhard Daniels

1905 - 1944  (38 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Bernhard Daniels
  Relationship	with Marie Therese Nadeau
  Born	5 Oct 1905	Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Graduation	8 Jun 1923	Ashland High School, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA   [1]
  He was President of the Senior Class
  Military Service	From 14 Oct 1942 to Jul 1943	Camp Atterbury, , Indiana, USA   [2]
  331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
  Military Service	From Jul 1943 to Nov 1943	Camp Breckinridge, Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
  Military Service	From Dec 1943 to Apr 1944	Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, Rockland County, New York, USA   [2]
  Military Service	From 6 Apr 1944 to 18 Apr 1944	S.S. George Washington   [2]
  Sailed from New York City, New York to Liverpool, England
  Military Service	From 18 Apr 1944 to 16 Jun 1944	Tarpoley, Cheshire, England   [3]
  From Liverpool, the 331st Infantry Regiment went to Adderly Hall and then Tarpoley. The 83rd Div trained in Wales.
  Military Service	From 21 Jun 1944 to 12 Jul 1944	Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, France
  World War II, Bern was in Co D, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Div. He died at St. Lo during Hedgerow Warfare
  Died	12 Jul 1944	Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, France
  	Killed in Action Extracted from the Losses in Action appendix of the History of the 331st Infantry Regiment
  Buried	Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
  	Bern Daniels Funeral Funeral Service notice for Uncle Bern Daniels found in Mom's papers
  Notes	!VETERAN: Bernhard L. Daniels was a PFC in Company B, 331st Infantry, 83rd Infantry Division. His Army serial number was 31221606. While location of death shows as St Lo, it might have been Sainteny which is where the regiment lost a lot of men. ~SSN: 007-03-5347 VA Claim No C-03663687
  Person ID	I86	Antoine_Roy
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Edward Fay Daniels,   b. 6 May 1876, Germany
  Mother	Ella Haywood Coffin,   b. 20 Apr 1871, Maine, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1941  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Abt 1904	Perth, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Private
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Oct 1905 - Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA  Graduation - He was President of the Senior Class - 8 Jun 1923 - Ashland High School, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA  Military Service - 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division - From 14 Oct 1942 to Jul 1943 - Camp Atterbury, , Indiana, USA  Military Service - From Jul 1943 to Nov 1943 - Camp Breckinridge, Morganfield, Kentucky, USA  Military Service - From Dec 1943 to Apr 1944 - Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, Rockland County, New York, USA  Military Service - Sailed from New York City, New York to Liverpool, England - From 6 Apr 1944 to 18 Apr 1944 - S.S. George Washington  Military Service - World War II, Bern was in Co D, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Div. He died at St. Lo during Hedgerow Warfare - From 21 Jun 1944 to 12 Jul 1944 - Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, France  Died - 12 Jul 1944 - Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, France  Buried - - Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Daniels, PFC Bernhard with 83rd Infantry Division Pictures of PFC Bernhard Daniels with Company B, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division provided by Rella Daniels. Photo was also provided to the Thunderbolt Division web site for their Honor Roll page
  	Daniels, PFC Bernhard with Co B, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Photo taken of the Co B, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division picture that Aunt Rella had of her husband, Bernhard Daniels' company. Bern is shown in the 2nd row 3rd to the right of the center behind the company flag.

  
  

  Military Histories	3 Military Histories
  	83rd Infantry Division This is the story of the 83rd Division. Specifically, it is the story of my father, Thomas D. Curry, and the men he served with in F Company, 331st Infantry Regiment. It is the story of men united as brothers in the bitter struggle against Nazi Germany
  	83rd Infantry Thunderbolt Division The Story of the 83rd Infantry Division, Through the Eyes of a Thunderbolt
  	83rd Infantry Division Combat Chronicles 83rd Infantry Division Combat Chronicles on U.S. Military web site

  
  

• Sources

  [S29] Announcements and Invitations. Commencement Program Book, [from Aunt Rella's papers]. [S52] Straus, Sgt Jack M. We Saw It Through, The History of the Three Thirty First Combat Team, Today, Tomorrow, Forever. F. Bruckmann K.-G., Munich, Germany, page 14. [S52] Straus, Sgt Jack M. We Saw It Through, The History of the Three Thirty First Combat Team, Today, Tomorrow, Forever. F. Bruckmann K.-G., Munich, Germany, page 14 and 17. [S184] Gabriel Drouin, compiler. Drouin Collection, Acadian French Catholic Church Records. Drouin Collection, Montreal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin, Perth Bureau de Santé Victoria County 1888-1919 image 272, [Both bride and groom shown as living in Ashland, Maine Bride shown as age 33 and groom as age 28.].