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Sgt Julian G Hamre

Birth	:	8 Dec 1914
Death	:	25 Feb 1945
Burial	:	Pleasant Cemetery, Vienna, Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.6893997, -97.5718994
Plot	:	Sec 9, Blk 11, Lot 2, Gr 2
Description	:	KIA Luzon, Philippines 63rd Infantry Regiment 6th Division Julian Gilbert Hamre, son of John and Gertrude (Holven) Hamre and brother to Melvin, Albert, Ted, Norman, Anna, and Ella, was born on the family farm north of Willow Lake on December 8, 1913. Julian got his education in various grade schools in Clark County. He spent his youth on the farm and also enjoyed playing baseball. His brother Melvin said, "Julian was a very good baseball pitcher, and if he could have had good training, he probably would have been in professional baseball." Julian also operated a farm with his brother... Read More	KIA Luzon, Philippines 63rd Infantry Regiment 6th Division Julian Gilbert Hamre, son of John and Gertrude (Holven) Hamre and brother to Melvin, Albert, Ted, Norman, Anna, and Ella, was born on the family farm north of Willow Lake on December 8, 1913. Julian got his education in various grade schools in Clark County. He spent his youth on the farm and also enjoyed playing baseball. His brother Melvin said, "Julian was a very good baseball pitcher, and if he could have had good training, he probably would have been in professional baseball." Julian also operated a farm with his brother Ted before entering the service. As letters home during his training indicate, Julian used some of his service money to help pay for his farmland. Julian entered the service on June 19, 1941, and was sent for training in various camps. These camps were Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and Camp Rob, California, the camp from which he was sent over seas. Over seas, he became part of the 63rd Infantry Battalion, 6th Division fighting the Japanese in New Guinea for several years. He also played a part in the re-capture of the Philippines in 1945. S. Sgt. Hamre spent 20 of his 45 months in the service under General McArthur and took part in many of the Pacific engagements. In 1944, S. Sergeant Hamre's father, John, received a letter from the Captain of the 63rd Infantry who had this to say about S. Sergeant Hamre's action from somewhere in New Guinea: "We have been through two operations- one during the months of June and July, the other was in August. Julian G. Hamre did his duty in an exemplary manner and was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge. At the present time, your son is a Staff Sergeant and is in very good health. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." R.E. Hatt, Company Commander. S. Sgt. Hamre died on February 25, 1945. A sniper killed him while in action in the Luzon Zone, Philippines. On the same day S. Sergeant Albert Hamre, Julian's brother, lost his left arm in a battle in Germany. After S. Sergeant Hamre died in the Luzon Zone, he was brought back to the United States to be buried in the Pleasant Lutheran Cemetery near Vienna, South Dakota. At the Memorial Service before his burial, a close friend sang "Face to Face." S. Sgt. Hamre was awarded the Purple Heart in addition to the Combat Infantryman's Badge he had been awarded previously. In April of 1945 the Vienna Red Cross in Vienna, South Dakota, contributed a check for $7 to the U.S.O. in memory of him. At the time of his death S. Sgt. Hamre was survived by his father John; his four brothers Melvin, 1st lieutenant in the Adjutant General's Department at Fort Warren, Wyoming; S. Sgt. Albert; Norman, a World War II Sergeant; and Ted, and by his two sisters Anna, who was a first lieutenant with the Nurse corps in Hawaii; and Ella.

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Latitude: 44.6893997
Longitude: -97.5718994

Family Members:

Parent

John Tobiasen Hamre

(1888 - 1949)

Gertrude Holven Hamre

(1883 - 1944)

Siblings

Ella Johanna Hamre Brekke

(1910 - 1997)

Theodore Leonard “Ted” Hamre

(1912 - 1996)

Albert Orlando Hamre

(1915 - 1993)

Melvin Sander Hamre

(1918 - 2012)

Norman Olai Hamre

(1923 - 2002)

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