World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Hawes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Moosup, Connecticut
Honored By
The Hawes Family
SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 2856TH ENGINEER GAS GENERATING UNIT AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC IN CENTRAL BURMA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.