World War II Honoree

Russell Joseph Hemmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Ruth Ellen Williams Hemmer, Rusty, Bobby, Kim, Ricky, Mary Ann, & Patricia

Relationship

Wife and Children

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SERIAL 35697777, TRAINED PIGEONS, 282ND SIGNAL CORPS PIGEON COMPANY, 1ST ARMY HEADQUARTERS. SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY, WAS IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ARRIVED IN EUROPE D-DAY+12. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, SEPARATED FROM SERVICE OCTOBER 31, 1945.