Harold Sheffield Death – Dead | Passed Away – Obituary
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Harold “Bub” Sheffield, original Marine Raider, WWII Veteran & longtime Bristol, NH, resident has passed away at the age of 99. Rest In Peace, Harold. A truly great American Flag of United States via
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Harold “Bub” Sheffield, original Marine Raider, WWII Veteran & longtime Bristol, NH, resident has passed away at the age of 99. Rest In Peace, Harold. A truly great American 🇺🇸 via @AdamSextonWMUR pic.twitter.com/WzNYGKUaST
— WMUR TV (@WMUR9) August 4, 2020
Today we lost original Marine Raider Harold Sheffield at the age of 99. Harold fought on Guadalcanal and Tulagi with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. Semper FI “Bub”, thank you for your service.
This past weekend, my great Uncle, Harold Sheffield from my Mother’s side, passed away peacefully at the age of 99. He was known to all that knew him as ‘Uncle Bub’. From my earliest days as a child I remember spending time with Uncle Bub and Aunt Ceale in their mountain-top house in New Hampshire. As I got older, I learned much more about Bub and discovered what a truly amazing man he was.
Bub was a Marine in WWII in a special company of Marines called the Raiders. The Raiders were some of the first soldiers to participate in the Pacific theatre of the war. The paved the way for larger battalions to attack the islands of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. His elite group of soldiers was recently honored a few years ago with an exhibit inside the Marine museum in Quantico, VA and more recently, a dedicated museum was built especially for them on the grounds of Quantico. Bub dedicated the last several years to bring awareness to the Marine Raiders and their contributions to the war. He was one of the last few surviving members of this group of soldiers and wrote a book of stories about them and his own personal experiences. Even into his 90’s, he traveled across the country giving lectures, and presenting his story about the Raiders and his fellow soldiers. He gave a talk at the Library of Congress, where I really got to understand his story and the horrific tolls the war took on his fellow soldiers. To them, he was as hero, but to me he was just ‘Uncle Bub’
Bub was always in our lives to some extent, and he was always there to share a story, a joke, or just a friendly smile. He attended our wedding in 2009 in Provincetown, which made everyone there very happy. Being the oldest member of the Sheffield side of the family in attendance was awesome. We’re all definitely going to miss Bub, but I can’t imagine a more fulfilling life led than his. He was an amazing son, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, husband, uncle, great uncle, and always a Marine. I’m a better person for having known him and being part of his life.
RIP Harold ‘Bub” Sheffield. 1920-2020.
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