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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John William Hardy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Sommerville, Massachusetts

Honored By

John A. Hardy

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN U.S. ARMY FROM NOVEMBER 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 1945. FOUGHT IN FOUR MAJOR CAMPAIGNS. WAS CAPTURED OUTSIDE THE HUERTGEN FOREST AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS. HELD AT LIMBURG AND NEUBRANDENBURG. AWARDED SILVER STAR MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.