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HAMMOND, Roy D - Date of
birth
30 October 1911 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Alabama -
Hometown
Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34267357 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
720th Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Sankt Lorenzen im Paltental, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 23 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin F. Hammond (father)
Queen E. (Holland) Hammond (mother)
Irene V. Hammond (sister)
Doris M. Hammond (sister)
Benny E. Hammond (sister)
Frances J. Hammond (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-73426 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Miss Liberty
Destination: Steyr, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing factory
MACR: 3694
More information
T/Sgt Roy D. Hammond enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 8 April 1942.The Airplane was hit by flak over the target.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / My many family connections, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Apr.44.html
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