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U.S. Navy · United States 
Petty Officer First Class Bernie Joel Colgin served in the U.S. Navy for 17 years and 7 months. Bernie served in the Vietnam War, and during the years of the Korean War and the Cold War. Bernie was 35 years old.
Service Record
Awards & Decorations
1
For service and achievement
Purple Heart posthumous
Burial Information
Cemetery
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Section
MA
Grave
115
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Bernie Joel Colgin
Petty Officer First Class
U.S. Navy
1951 - 1969
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