Malden World War II hero, 99, to be honored on Veterans Day with dedication of memorial square in his name
William T.J. “Bill” Dempsey became a longtime educator in Malden and Somerville, a eucharistic minister in the Catholic church, and a father of four, but before any of those accomplishments he was a soldier awarded the Bronze Star for extraordinary heroism, gallantry, and valor.
Source: bostonglobe.com