World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ivan S. Hammond
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Keedysville, Maryland
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM APRIL 9, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 1945. SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 67TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION (MOBILE), ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 5TH AND 7TH ARMIES. SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. SAW ACTION IN THE TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM (UNIT AWARD).