William Hahn
Army
Coram

William Hahn (Coram)
William Hahn was
born on June 6, 1915 at Medford, New York. He was the son of
Adelaide (Baack) and William Hahn. At the time of his induction, he
was working for the Virginia Engineering Company as a carpenter at
the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia.
Hahn was inducted on
April 23, 1943 at Patchogue, New York. He would rise to the rank of
Sergeant as a company carpenter. He left the United States on
November 2, aboard the Queen Elizabeth arriving in Scotland. Hahn
participated in the D-Day invasion, landing on Omaha Beach D4. He
saw service in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Germany and
Czechoslovakia. He would be awarded 5 Battle Stars for the Ardennes,
a Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal and a World War II Victory
Medal.
William Hahn was
discharged on December 22, 1946 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.