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Personal info

Full name
HAMILTON, Robert Temple
Date of birth
18 August 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31430049
Rank
First Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Strass-Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 40

Immediate family

Members
David G. Hamilton (father)
Ethel J. Hamilton (mother)
Walter L. Hamilton (brother)
Richard A. Hamilton (brother)
Ruth J. Hamilton (sister)
Frances E. Hamilton (sister)
Jean H. Hamilton (sister)
Thomas L. Hamilton (brother)

More information

1st Sgt Robert T. Hamilton enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 11 January 1941. He joined his unit on 18 August 1944.

He made some quick promotions. When he joined his unit he still had the rank of a private. After promotions to Sergeant and Staff Sergeant in October 1944 he earned the rank of First Sergeant on 1 December 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII
Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.wwiimemorial.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet