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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bertram W. Bickel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Charis H. Bickel

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

YEOMAN FIRST CLASS ABOARD USS STEVENS DD-479 FROM JUNE 1943 UNTIL APRIL 1946, SERVING IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS. HONOREE WAS CREDITED WITH 9 BATTLE STARS FOR ACTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION MEDAL.