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Personal info

Full name
HAMMEL, Harold L
Date of birth
11 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35173241
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
274th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 16 3

Immediate family

Members
James Hammel (grandfather)
Marguerite (Mock) Hammel (wife)

More information

Pfc Harold L. Hammel was reared by his grandparents and was employed by a dry cleaning establishment.

He enlisted at Akron, Ohio on 23 April 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Altoona Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet