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| Recent Address: |
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Oklahoma City, OK |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: William and Catherine; Wife: Kathleen; Children: William and Diane |
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| Hometown: |
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Syracuse, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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April 22nd 1941 |
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32039394
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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769th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Tinian |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Flight Engineer |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Technical Sergeant |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Retired from Pillsbury Company and as a real estate broker in Springfield, IL.
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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His most memorable experience was flying over the battleship USS Missouri for the signing of the armistice.
Mr. Hammond passed away September 18th 2004. He is buried in Foster Cemetery in Foster, OK.
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