World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis E. Hamel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
Francis Hamel
82nd Airborne Division, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. European Theater of Operations. In Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, France, Belgium and Germany. In five major invasions, Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge. Liberated Wobbelin Concentration Camp on May 2, 1945 in Ludwigslust. In service September 1942 to September 1945. Full 2 1/2 years overseas.