Arthur Hamm served in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant in M Company, 326th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He was killed in action during an aerial bombing in Lorraine St. Mihiel, France on September 14, 1918 during the St. Mihiel Drive. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre.
