Jerrold Eugene Hammond
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Rueben Farnsworth crew. 34 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19171912 / O-768495
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Atlantic, IA | 7 March 1923 | Son of Ralph E and Lina L [Limecoola] Hammond. |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA | 28 November 1942 | Des Moines, Iowa |
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Died |
Charleston, SC | 27 June 2003 | |
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Buried |
Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC | Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…