Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg

Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg (HM2K2E)

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N 45° 24.924', W 87° 36.59'

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In memory of

Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg

Born May 31, 1920 in Daggett, Michigan.
As a United States Navy-World War II veteran ,
Owen was awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor, posthumously, for heroism in saving the
lives of two fellow divers trapped during
salvage operations in the West Loch,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on February 17, 1945.
On March 2, 1955 a destroyer escort was
commissioned as the USS Hammerberg (DE-1015)
in his honor.
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HM NumberHM2K2E
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Date Added Thursday, August 29th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 452284 N 5029278
Decimal Degrees45.41540000, -87.60983333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 24.924', W 87° 36.59'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 24' 55.44" N, 87° 36' 35.4" W
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