HONORED ON PANEL 65W, LINE 5 OF THE WALL
FIDELE JOSEPH BASTARACHE
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FIDELE J BASTARACHE
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65W/5
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LEFT FOR FIDELE JOSEPH BASTARACHE
POSTED ON 12.4.2001
POSTED BY: Hal N Maddy Laffin
Canadian Vietnam Veteran
Fidele was sixteen when his father moved their family from Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick (CANADA) to Gardner, Massachuetts.
When Fidele was drafted his mother suggested he move back to Canada. He refused because he felt it was his duty to serve his adopted country.
Fidele took basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in July 1966 and additional training at Fort Hood, Texas, beginning on March 15, 1967. He began his tour in October. Fidele was a mortarman, he was assigned to Company B of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade. The Brigade had joined the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) operating in the northern part of South Vietnam.
Fidele is buried in Gardner.
(Source "Cross-Border Warriors" by Fred Gaffen)
When Fidele was drafted his mother suggested he move back to Canada. He refused because he felt it was his duty to serve his adopted country.
Fidele took basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in July 1966 and additional training at Fort Hood, Texas, beginning on March 15, 1967. He began his tour in October. Fidele was a mortarman, he was assigned to Company B of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade. The Brigade had joined the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) operating in the northern part of South Vietnam.
Fidele is buried in Gardner.
(Source "Cross-Border Warriors" by Fred Gaffen)
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