World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonidas Fernard Hamel
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jewett City, Connecticut
Honored By
The Hamel Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE NAVY YARD PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE SOLOMONS, MARYLAND, USS LST 211, RECEIVING STATION AND ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND NAVAL HOSPITAL ST. ALBANS LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.