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Semper Fi, Marine.

Richard is buried at Mt Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, NH.

Last Rites For Cpl. Bouchard

Military funeral services for Cpl. Richard George Bouchard, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bouchard, 337 Orange St., were held Wednesday morning from the J.N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home.
In St. George Church at 10, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Adrien Verette, pastor, officiated at a solemn high mass of requiem assisted by Rev. Albert Bellefeuille as deacon and Rev. Paul Groleau as sub-deacon. Seated in the sanctuary was Rev. Edward Richard, chaplain of the Manchester Fire Department.
Music was furnished by a parish quartet under the direction of Rosaire Charland, accompanied by Mrs. Charles Robitaille, organist.
Attending the services were many municipal officials headed by Mayor and Mrs. John C. Mongan, former Mayor Roland Vallee, a delegation from the Manchester Water Works, School Department by Michael Murphy, Roland Breton, retired Fire Chief G. Napoleon Guevin, Henry J. Pariseau. Deputy Chief William Whitimore and Chief Henry Provost, Ald. Donald Berquist, Hillsborough County Sheriff Lawrence Shea, State Sen. Louis I. Martel, Mike Nagels, Fire Department, Local 856, and Roger Desrochers.
An honor guard composed of Troop 112 of St. George included: Cub Scouts, Raymond Amirault and Richard Despins, Boy Scouts Philippo Boucher and Douglas Boisvert and Troop Chairman Armand L. Duhaime.
Active bearers were Cpl. Waters, Cpl. Boyd, PFC Roy, Cpl. Carter, L/Cpl Kay, and Cpl. Vaivods from the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks in Portsmouth. A volley was fired by a squad under the command of Sgt. Dempsey, NCOIC, consisting of Cpl. Wessner, L/Cpl. Gervais, PFC Bourdelais, and PFC Farrell. Taps were sounded by L/Cpl. Lawton.
The military escort accompying the body of Cpl. Bouchard to Manchester was composed of Cpl. Robert Mack and Sgt. George Wise of the Marine Corps Base in Philadelphia, Pa.
Fr. Bellefeuille led the committal prayers in the Mausoleum chapel. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
The flag was folded and presented to the parents.

Semper Fidelis, Marine!

Cpl. Bouchard's Rites Scheduled

Funeral services for Cpl. Richard G. Bouchard, U.S. Marine Corps, son of George and Lorraine (Fradette) Bouchard of 337 Orange St., will take place Wednesday morning. He was killed September 19 in Vietnam fighting.
In St. George Church at 10, a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated followed by burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
A 1966 graduate of Bishop Bradley High School, he is the first communicant of St. George Parish to die in military action in Vietnam. He enlisted in the Marines after his graduation.

Semper Fidelis, Marine!

Marine Cpl. Richard G. Bouchard, 22, son of George and Lorraine (Fradette) Bouchard of 337 Orange St., Manchester.
Cpl. Bouchard graduated from Concord Commerical College, Manchester. His father is a member of the Manchester Fire Department's Engine and Ladder 5.
The J.N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home, 110 Bridge St., Manchester is in charge of arrangements.

Semper Fidelis, Marine!