Appanoose County

 
Pvt. David R. Hamlett

 

Soldier Promoted in Pacific Theater

With the Americal Infantry Division somewhere in the South-west Pacific—Pvt. David R. Hamlett, Jerome, Iowa, has been awarded the combat infantryman badge for commendable performance against the Japanese, it was announced Wednesday.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, January 4, 1945