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HAMEL, Romeo Joseph - Date of
birth
20 December 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Ange Guardien, Quebec Canada -
Hometown
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31213619 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
Ooijpolder-Erlecom, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 9 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jean J.D. Hamel (father)
Eva L. (Sansoucy) Hamel (mother)
Joseph A.R. Hamel (brother)
Gerard R. Hamel (brother)
Rene Hamel (brother)
Raymond Hamel (brother)
Sylvio D. Hamel (brother)
Roland Hamel (brother)
Ronald N. Hames (brother)
Doris Hamel (sister)
Normand Hamel (brother)
Alice Hamel (sister)
Jeanne Hamel (sister)
More information
T/5 Romeo J. Hamel immigrated to the United States in 1922.He enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 13 November 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 4 October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.ww2airborne.us, www.specialforcesroh.com - Camille Hamel Hall, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl
Photo source: Peter Hendrikx, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet