Louis Douglas Bombardier

April 27, 1924 - April 30, 2015

Funeral Service and Military Honors by United States Navy

Friday, May 29th | 2:30pm

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Reception to immediately follow at Point Loma Nazarene University

Chief Petty Officer Louis “Doug” Bombardier, age 91, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Menifee, California. He was born April 27, 1924 in Rhode Island, the son of Thelma E. (Cambell) and Zoel R. Bombardier. Doug was united in marriage to Theresa DiGiovanni on April 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois.

Doug is survived by his sister Thelma LaLiberte and children: Louis (Yolanda) Bombardier, Dominic (Debbie) Bombardier, Edward (Connie) Bombardier, Phyllis Macleod, Barbara (Tony) Langdon, 11 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

During his twenty-three year naval career Doug courageously went into harm’s way during WWII, Korea, and two tours of Vietnam. He became a sailor in an era of prop planes and oil powered ships and retired in an era of the supersonic aircraft and nuclear powered ships. Louis Bombardier rose from a seaman recruit to a Chief Petty Officer as an aviation structural mechanic. In his land and sea assignments he brought a sense of dedication, courage, understanding, and immense pride to his work. He was repeatedly acknowledged by his commanding officers for his ingenuity and professionalism. Chief Petty Officer Bombardier’s high professional standards helped earn the Helicopter Squadron 6 a Battle Efficiency Award for being the first “finest and safest helicopter squadron” in the Seventh Fleet during Pacific Theatre of Operation. It was his upstanding character that earned him a Naval Unit Commendation Citation during the Vietnam War. By the end of his remarkable naval career, Chief Petty Officer Bombardier had been awarded numerous decorations including: six Good Conduct medals and ribbons with six stars, a Mediterranean Theatre of War medal and ribbon, a Vietnam Service medal and ribbon with 2 stars, a Navy Unit Commendation ribbon, a Pacific War Theatre of Operations medal, a WWII Victory medal and ribbon, a Navy Occupation WWII (Japan) medal and ribbon, and a Korean War Service medal with two stars.

Doug enjoyed spending time with his family, reading, watching movies, and working on cars and gadgets. Doug will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all of his family and friends.