World War II Honoree

Daniel Hardt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ridgewood, New York

Honored By

Bernie Leesemann

Relationship

Friend

DRAFTED EARLY 1943, TOOK BASIC SIGNAL TRAINING AT CAMP WOOD, FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY AND RADIO OPERATOR TRAINING AT JOINT RADIO OPERATOR SCHOOL IN HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNED TO A SIGNAL UNIT IN ASSAM, INDIA AFTER JOURNEY WITH NO CONVOY LANDING AT CALCUTTA. DUTIES INCLUDED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CARGO AIRPLANES FLYING THE HUMP FROM ASSAM TO KUNMING AND CHUNKING, CHINA. THE AREA WAS IN RICE PADDIES AND PYTHONS IN TREES.