World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Harold Hamel
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Concordia, Kansas
Honored By
Marcus Wagner
Relationship
Nephew
US NAVY TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES ILLINOIS AND NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND. SERVED ABOARD THE FOLLOWING AGC BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USS FRANKLIN, USS GENERAL R G CALLAN (AP-139), R S BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND R S NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USS R L WILSON (DD 847), R S BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC '3 STARS', PHILIPPINE LIBERATION '1 STAR' AND SILVER STAR MEDAL.