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Hundreds Attend Funeral For Massachusetts World War II Veteran With No Known Family, "He Deserved This Kind Of Send Off"
A veteran group put out the call for the public to attend the funeral to help honor Arnold, an East Bridgewater man who had no known family.
May 19, 2026
An incredible outpouring of love and respect as hundreds of strangers filled St. Joseph the Worker Church in Hanson to bid farewell to World War II U.S. Navy veteran John Bernard Arnold III.
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A veteran group put out the call for the public to attend the funeral to help honor Arnold, an East Bridgewater man who had no known family.
"When the veterans service officer from Hanson put out the call that he had outlived everyone, he didn't even imagine this level of support. It's just fantastic," said Dr. Andrea Gayle-Bennett, the deputy secretary for the Executive Office of Veteran Services.
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World War II U.S. Navy veteran John Benard Arnold III celebrates a birthday/CBS Boston
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