World War II Honoree

Harold David Hickman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mt. Ephraim, New Jersey

Honored By

Diane Benson and Helen Hickman

Relationship

Daughter and wife

ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1937. HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS MILITARY POLICE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII. RETURNING TO THE U.S. ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. HE RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION IN 1943 AT FT. CUSTER, MICHIGAN AND SERVED IN THE THIRD DIVISION, EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR, THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY) AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.