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Personal info

Full name
HAMEL, Ralph Henry
Date of birth
9 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Hometown
Schoolcraft County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36840357
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
North of Faymonville, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 9 67

Immediate family

Members
Harry Hamel (father)
Adelaide M. (Ashford) Hamel (mother)
Roger H. Hamel (brother)
Horace E. Hamel (sister)
Norma A. (Grondine) Hamel (wife)
Keith R. Hamel (son)
Terry J. Hamel (son)
Cammy A. Hamel (daughter)

More information

Ralph was a member of the Ralph Hamel Orchestra that performed at various clubs and events in the Schoolcraft County area.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Susan Linton - Escanaba Daily Press 15 November 1939/10 April 1930/23 October 1943, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Loomis Family Tree / Michigan U.S. Marriage Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Lisa Busch - Schoolcraft Historical Society