-
He was born on May 9th, 1928 in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
-
He participated in world war 2 and was ranked with chief warrant officer 4. It went from 1939- 1945
-
At the age of 16, he joined the Merchant Marien. He joined the crew 5 years after it was founded.
-
After world war 2 ended, he joined the U.S coast guard duty. He eventually improved his ranking to Senior chief petty officer.
-
July 16th, 1950, he got married to a 25-year-old woman named Miriam Webber and together they had one kid that passed away in 2011.
-
the big storm hit the ship and split it into two halves. the storm took the life of one member but the other 32 people were saved.
-
He took part in the Vietnam war in 1955 starting on November 1st.
-
He decided to retire on September 1st, 1966 after experiencing many different jobs and opportunities.
-
He passed away at the age of 80 in Florida on January 24th, 2009. He lived a short but very eventful life with his wife and child. Sadly, he passed away from a heart attack on a Saturday afternoon.
-
On January 15th, 2016, a movie based on the even of the ship rescue, came out and was pretty popular. The producers changed a few things about the story but the message is still the same. this movie made Bernie more recognized then he was already.
