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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph M. Hatala

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Peckville, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS IN THE FIRST WAVE TO HIT UTAH BEACH ON D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 AT NORMANDY, FRANCE. HE ALSO SPENT TINE IN THE ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, LUXEMBOURG, RHINELAND, GERMANY AND MONTEBOURG, FRANCE. RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR BEING A MEMBER OF A MORTAR SQUAD THAT WAS ATTACKED BY SMALL ARMS ENEMY FIRE.