Bernhard Daniels b. 5 Oct 1905 Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA d. 12 Jul 1944 Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, France: Our Acadian, French-Canadian, and Maine Ancestors

1905 - 1944 (38 years) Has 6 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 [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1910	Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ( 5 years) [2]
shown as 4 years old
Graduation	8 Jun 1923	Ashland High School, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ( 18 years) [3]
He was President of the Senior Class
Military Service	From 14 Oct 1942 to Jul 1943	Camp Atterbury, , Indiana, USA ( 37 years) [4]
331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
	Daniels, Bernhard - World War II enlistment Bernhard Daniels' World War II enlistment in National Archives database
	Daniels, Bernhard - World War II military service ribbons The rack of Bern Daniels' World War II military service ribbons was created using the Ultimate Rack. Bern might also be entitled to the Combat Infantryman Badge or CIB
Military Service	From Jul 1943 to Nov 1943	Camp Breckinridge, Morganfield, Kentucky, USA ( 38 years)
	83rd Division training synopsis The following is a synopsis of the 324th Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Maneuvers in Tennessee; Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky; Camp Shanks, New York; His Majesty's Ship Orion; England and Wales
	Daniels, Bern next to his jeep Bern Daniels next to his jeep when at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky provided by Rella Daniels
Military Service	From Dec 1943 to Apr 1944	Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, Rockland County, New York, USA ( 38 years) [4]
	Bern Daniels' Christmas Pass 1943 Christmas Pass from 15:00 hours 25 Dec to 24:00 hours 26 Dec 1943, signed by his Company Commander 1st Lt Richard C. Cranch
Military Service	From 6 Apr 1944 to 18 Apr 1944	S.S. George Washington ( 39 years) [4]
Sailed from New York City, New York to Liverpool, England
	S.S. George Washington The U.S. Army Transport, was the S.S. George Washington re-fitted with oil-burning engines in 1943 and became a troop carrier between New York and England
Military Service	From 18 Apr 1944 to 16 Jun 1944	Tarpoley, Cheshire, England ( 39 years) [5]
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 ( 39 years)
World War II, Bern was in Co D, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Div. He died at St. Lo during Hedgerow Warfare
	Path of the Thunderbolt (83rd Infantry) Division across Europe in 1944-1945 Map of the path of the Thunderbolt (83rd Infantry) Division across Europe in 1944-1945 from The Thunderbolt Division, a pamphlet provided by Bernhard Daniels widow, Aunt Rella.
	Normandy Campaign on American Battle Monuments Commission web site Follow the Normandy Campaign from D-Day through the Liberation of Paris.
	Experiences of the 83rd Infantry Division The Beginning of the Beginning: Experiences of the 83rd Division and Hedgerow Warfare by Col. James Shonak, Commander of the Anti-Tank Company
	Saint-Lo (7 July - 19 July 1944) St-Lo is the story of a corps in the First Army during the bitter July battle that led up to and made possible the great breakthrough from the Normandy beachheads. This was the period of the most intense hedgerow fighting. XIX Corps' part in it has been chosen to illustrate this type of combat. The record of other First Army units in this operation have been covered only in outline.
	83rd Infantry Division, 331st Infantry Regiment After Action Report for 12 July 1944 Extracted from the 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, After Action Report for 12 July 1944 on the 83rd Infantry Division Document web site.
	83rd Infantry Division in Normandy The 83rd Infantry Division in Normandy as described on the site dedicated to Rolland Despres, another soldier in Co B, 331st Infantry Regiment
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 Municipal Cemetery, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
	Bern Daniels Funeral Funeral Service notice for Uncle Bern Daniels found in Mom's papers
Ancestors
Patriarch & Matriarch	Bernard Daniels (Grandfather) Caroline Augusta (Grandmother)
Person ID	I86	Antoine_Roy
Last Modified	8 Dec 2021

Father	Edward Fay Daniels, b. 6 May 1876, Krotoshin, Germany
Mother	Ella Haywood Coffin, b. 20 Apr 1871, Maine, USA , d. 20 Jul 1941 ( 70 years)
Married	28 Dec 1904	Perth, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada [6, 7]
Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 7 months - She : 33 years and 8 months
Family ID	F84	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Rella Agnes Josephine Nadeau, b. 23 Feb 1919, Township 14 Range 6, Aroostook County, Maine, USA , d. 12 Sep 2010, Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ( 91 years)
Family ID	F31	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Born - 5 Oct 1905 - Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
	Census - shown as 4 years old - 1910 - 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 Municipal Cemetery, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

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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

[S609] Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922, Aroostook > 1905 > D > image 68,
[birth record].
[S221] 1910 U.S. Census, Maine, Aroostook County, Aroostook > Ashland > District 0003 > image 34,
[1910 census].
[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, page 14.
[S52] Straus, Sgt Jack M, We Saw It Through, The History of the Three Thirty First Combat Team, Today, Tomorrow, Forever, page 14 and 17.
[S184] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Acadian French Catholic Church Records, 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.].
[S618] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, Certificate #001539,
[marriage record].

Birth	5 Oct 1905	Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Died	12 Jul 1944	Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie, France
Buried	Ashland Municipal Cemetery, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Father	Edward Fay Daniels, b. 6 May 1876, Krotoshin, Germany
Mother	Ella Haywood Coffin, b. 20 Apr 1871, Maine, USA
Married	28 Dec 1904	Perth, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

Family	Rella Agnes Josephine Nadeau, b. 23 Feb 1919, Township 14 Range 6, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Birth	23 Feb 1919	Township 14 Range 6, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Died	12 Sep 2010	Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Buried	Ashland Municipal Cemetery, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Father	Ernest Nadeau, b. 23 Jan 1895, Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Mother	Mamie Mabel Soucy, b. 16 Jan 1901, Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Married	11 Sep 1916	Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Family	Bernhard Daniels, b. 5 Oct 1905, Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Bernhard Daniels

Bernhard Daniels

Rella Agnes Josephine Nadeau

Bernard Daniels

Caroline Augusta

Edward Fay Daniels

Ella Haywood Coffin

Rella Agnes Josephine Nadeau