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HAMMOND, William Robert - Date of
birth
30 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Spokane County, Washington -
Hometown
King County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1056733 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 December 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry W. Hammond (father)
Phyllis C. (McCormack) Hammond (mother)
Jacqueline S. Hammond (sister)
More information
Lt William R. Hammond graduated from the University of Washington in 1941 where he majored in Economics and Business.He was officialy declared death one day and one year after he went missing in action.
The picture was taken at the university on 1939.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Washington Birth Records, Washington State Honor Roll
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marshall and Mary McIntyre, www.ancestry.com - University of Washington, 1939