BAUERLEIN, Dudley L. Of Winter Haven, Florida died in his sleep July 27, 2020 of natural causes. He was born in Buffalo NY on June 27, 1920. He moved to Massachusetts in the late 1930's, living on Harvard Place and then Brook St., becoming a longtime resident of Brookline, as well as a summer resident of Hingham. His many interests included being a life-long stamp and coin collector. He was an Army Combat Medic during WW2 in the Pacific Theater for the 32nd Red Arrow Division, 107th Medical Battalion, 126th, 127th, 128th Infantries from 1942 through to the wars end in 1945. His accomplishments are as follows, Bronze star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Cold War Era Medal, Combat Medic Badge, Professional Medical Corps, Asia Pacific Campaign, Battle Participation (4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Bar (5), Occupation Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal, American Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Honorable Service Lapel, National Defense Service Medal. 1948 Dudley joined the Brookline Fire Department, retiring in 1972 as a Lieutenant from Brookline's Ladder 1 station. Dudley was an avid member of the United States Power Squadron, Licensed navigation instructor, and received his 50 year member/merit badge in 2018. Husband to Mary Frances Plett (deceased) 1942 – 2002, and Partner to Winfred Wright (deceased) 2008- 2014. Father of Dudley Jr, of Weston, CT., and Marion, MA., Janet Donovan (deceased), Karl of DeLand, FL., Patricia Vader (deceased) and George of Winter Haven FL. Grandfather of Ann Robertson of Cos Cob, CT., Dudley L. lll of Rolesville,NC., John of Wake Forest, NC., Kimberly Taylor of Lakeland FL., Great grandfather of Olivia, Sophia, Isabella, Asher, Elle, Griffin, Mia and Zara. Visiting hours will be held in the Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home, 376 Washington St., Brookline, on Tuesday from 4:00 – 7:00. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday morning at 10:00 in St. Mary of the Assumption Church. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. (Due to COVID-19 guidelines, masks must be worn and social distancing maintained at both the funeral home and church). Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Dudley may be made to the Fisher House Boston, P.O. Box 230, So. Walpole, MA. 02071 or www.fisherhouseboston.org