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* %♦A-R£CORaS^. Chnr]99 £• Huniil ol Zane$* vilJ« hAJ been awarded the fironze Star medal for heroic achievement in connection with ml]itar oper*| ationa t^nst the enemy during the 95th (V1010 r y) Diviaion'f smashing drive through Metz and on into the fringe of the Saar Basin and the Siegfridd lineA member of 3rd Battalion HeadQuartcn of the 378th Irfan-try Regiment. Sgt. HamiJl took over the direction of the commu* \ nicatlons vnrt team when the wire chief was wounded in an assault on a strongly defended enemy position.Although wounded himsell and In need of lim aid, Hamili disre* garded hu ow*n wouQds and pressed the wire Jaying task with suchenergy that vitally essential com-muQlcatior4S were kept open between the attacking companiesand the Third Battalion command post.Previous to military service, Sgt. HamtU w*as employed by the L. J. Bray Co. He entered the army August 11. 1944. HamiU's daughter, Mias Beverly Jean» resides in 2anesviUe. He has a son and brother in the navy and a brother In the army.
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Zanesville Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Sat, Feb 10, 1945
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