World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph G. Hemkens
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Clark & Virginia Greene
Relationship
Friends
SERVED 3 YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS SPEARHEAD 5TH DIVISION -- ENGINEERING AND DEMOLITION. WAS WOUNDED ON IWO JIMA ON MARCH 23, 1945, AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND PRESIDENTIAL RIBBON.