Joseph J. Hammes
October 26, 1919 - January 19, 1975
Source: Muster Roll - December 19, 1944
Joseph Hammes Official Military Picture
Image courtesy of his children's friend, Bob Jacobs.
Image courtesy of his children's friend, Bob Jacobs.
Joseph & Mary Hammes Wedding Picture
Image courtesy of his children's friend, Bob Jacobs.
Image courtesy of his children's friend, Bob Jacobs.
Joseph Hammes Newspaper Article
Image courtesy of his children's friend, Bob Jacobs.
Image courtesy of his children's friend, Bob Jacobs.
Joseph Hammes was the father of one of my closest friends. I am in email and phone contact with his 3 children. Joe Hammes served in the Army Field Artillery on New Guinea attached to the 32nd Division; then in the Liberation of the Philippines.
--- Bob Jacobs, friend