World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard Lee Hammerly
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Honored By
The Hammerly Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION 5, COMMANDER 2ND CARRIER TASK FORCE AND ABOARD USS WASP CV-18. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 8 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.