William Hammer
| Date of Interment or Death | 06/15/1970 |
|---|---|
| Location | Old Fairview |
| Section | D |
| Block-Lot-Grave | 6-1-12 |
Obituary
HAMMER-WAHPETON S. Sgt. William Hammer, son of Simon Hammer and husband of Mrs. Margaret Hammer, both of Wahpeton, is missing since Sept. 11, while on a flight over Germany. He entered service March 15, 1943, and went overseas in April, 1944. Waist gunner on an Eighth air force Liberator bomber, he holds the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Obituary:
William Hammer Funeral Monday
Funeral services were held at 11 Monday in Vertin's-Wahpeton Chapel for William E. Hammer, 48, of Madison, S.D., who was killed Thursday in a private plane crash there. The Rev. Marvin L. Hartmann officiated and burial was in Fairview Cemetery at Wahpeton.
Casket bearers were Tom Leckey, Tom Felker, Robert Kappenman, Gene Halvorson, Richard Sweet and Douglas Dooley.
Mr. Hammer was born Jan. 3, 1922, at Detroit Lakes, Minn., the son of Simon and Mina Hammer. He received his education in the Wahpeton Public Schools and the North Dakota State School of Science. He married Margaret Youngquist Oct. 10, 1942, at Breckenridge. He entered the United States Air Force in April 1943 and served overseas with the 365th Bomber Group in England. After his discharge in October 1945, Mr. Hammer operated airplane repair shops at Morris, Minn., Huron, Miller and Madison, S. D. He was a member of the Wahpeton Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, who resides at R.R. 2, Box 184, Madison, S. D., two sons and two daughters, Michael, who is an instructor and worked with his father at Madison, Jon, Carol, and Mary, all at home; his father, Simon Hammer of Lidgerwood; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Theodore (Doris) Kemble of South Farog, Mrs. George (Norma) Williams and Mrs. Gladys Green, both of Milwaukee, Wis., Clifford of Dayton, Ohio and Kenneth of Lancaster, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one brother, Harold.
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Location
Old Fairview is located on the southern half of the cemetery grounds.