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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ralph Ward Hartman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ogden, Utah

Honored By

Bruce C. Hartman

Relationship

Nephew

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CORPORAL HARTMAN SERVED HONORABLY WITH THE 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN NEW GUINEA. THROUGHOUT THE CONFLICT, CORPORAL HARTMAN FOUGHT THE JAPANESE IN THE JUNGLES OF NEW GUINEA; CONTRACTED MALARIA AND OTHER RELATED DISEASES. CORPORAL HARTMAN SERVED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WAR FIGHTING AS A 'JUNGLEER' AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEFENSE OF MELBOURNE IN APRIL 1942.