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  1. Oct 28, 2023 · New Bedford, MA – The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc., known as the Veterans Transition House, has announced the selection of William “Bill” Comeau as the 2023 Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year. Comeau is the 28th recipient of this award. According to Veterans Transition House, Bill served in […]

  2. The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc., known as the Veterans Transition House is pleased to announce the selection of William “Bill” Comeau as the 2023 Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year. Mr. Comeau is the 28 th recipient of this award.

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    The book tells the story of his brigade, the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division and its pursuit of the soldiers of the 9th Vietcong Division, which reached a climax on March 21, 1967, at the Battle of Suoi Tre. There were 180 men in his company — 56 earned the Purple Heart that day. The Viet Cong’s 272nd Regiment of the 9th Division suffered ...

    His book also tells the story of growing up in New Bedford in the 1940s and ’50s leading up to his being drafted on Dec. 13, 1965. Comeau was 2 years old when his dad died in an accident at the factory a mile from their home where he worked. His dad walked to and from work every day. His toe was crushed in the accident. He refused to take any time ...

    Comeau wrote many letters home during his time in the service. He said, “I thought, 'What an adventure this is. I’m never going to be able to duplicate anything as impactful on portions of my life.' I said, 'I’m going to write as much as I can out of it' — and I did.” Years later he started a newsletter, Alpha’s Pride, and began researching and wri...

    Comeau credits his wife, Chris, for being his “inspiration through the last 20 years of writing the 88 newsletters to date. "She accompanied me on the eight trips to the National Archives in College Park, where I was able to copy a multitude of documents which allowed me to detail the history of our unit in Vietnam and be able to locate where we we...

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  4. Nov 10, 2016 · NEW BEDFORD — In December 1965, William Comeau of New Bedford was working in a factory — and then he was drafted. Before he knew it, Comeau found himself in Vietnam, a member of A Company, 2nd ...

  5. Oct 18, 2023 · In 1965, 19-year-old New Bedford native Bill Comeau was drafted to fight in Vietnam alongside 17 other men from the city. After training with the 4th Infantry Division, Comeau shipped out to Vietnam in September 1966.

  6. Experience: ESCO Technologies · Location: Greater Cleveland · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Bill Comeau’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

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  7. Bill holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Marquette University. Bill and his family reside in Cleveland, Ohio. Source: Tecomet, Inc on 05/07/2023. Sign up for Equilar ExecAtlas and view Bill Comeau's full profile.

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