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Hermel Girard

In memory of:

Private Hermel Girard

May 20, 1953

Military Service


Service Number:

SE7676

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information


Born:

March 16, 1933
Chicoutimi, Quebec

Enlistment:

November 13, 1952
Valcartier, Quebec

Second eldest of a family of 11 children. Son of Adjutor and Juliet H. (née St. Gelais)Girard of Kenogami, Québec. Brother of Joseph, Esther, Thérèse, Gilles, Marguerite, Jean-Claude and Rose-Marie

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 27 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

38. 5. 3222

Location:

The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.

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