World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William J. Hempel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Sergeant in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 397th Infantry Regiment, Second Battalion, Company F, in the European Theater of Operations. Killed in Action on November 18, 1944 in France, he was awarded the Purple Heart.