World War II Honoree

Robert P. Hamell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Glens Falls, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

HE SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL ON ACTIVE DUTY FROM JULY 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945. HE SAW ACTION ON D-DAY+5, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND OTHER EUROPEAN FRONTS ALL THE WAY FROM NORMANDY AND ACROSS THE ELBE RIVER. HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, THE BRONZE STAR, THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE AND THE BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE FOR ACTION IN WWII AS A FORWARD OBSERVER IN THE ARTILLERY.