Paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment

This web page is dedicated to Berge Avadanian

     Berge Avadanian hailed from Watertown, Massachusetts, he was born on June 14, 1918 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He registered for the draft from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In 1940, when he registered, Berge was working for the Howard Johnsons' hotel chain in Woodbridge, New Jersey. He enlisted into the Army on January 26th 1942 from Manhattan, New York. Berge earned his Combat Infantryman Badge in Sicily, he also was a Purple Heart medal and Silver Star medal recipient. Berge rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant during the war. He was honorably discharged in January of 1946 after marching in the victory parade in Manhattan, New York.

 


 

 

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Berge pictured below during the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944.

 



 

     June 2005, Boston Herald staff file photo.

 



 

Berge in later years.

 



 

Berge's obituary in the Boston Globe, June 9th 2005.

 



 

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