World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard I. Hammerle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Freedom, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 19, 1942 UNTIL FEBRUARY 10, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 67TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION (MOBILE). SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM.