World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Reuben W. Hatcher
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilmington, Delaware
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR FOR COURAGE DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. ALTHOUGH AWARDED THE MEDAL DURING WWII HE DID NOT RECEIVE IT UNTIL DECADES LATER DUE TO A CLERICAL ERROR. HE RETIRED FROM THE ARMY IN 1965.