Hamilton entered the University of UNC-CH from Fayetteville High School in fall 1941 and volunteered for service in the U.S. Army Air Corps in January 1942. He became a fighter pilot, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt on escort missions for bombers.
Hamilton went to England in October 1943. His first plane, "Patsy" — named for his wife, the former Pat Jones of Rocky Mount — was "shot from under him." Hamilton had accumulated the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters when his last plane, "Mrs Ham," did not return from a mission over France on July 14, 1944. Hamilton as declared in February 1945 to have been killed in action on that date.
His commendations included the Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart
Hamilton went to England in October 1943. His first plane, "Patsy" — named for his wife, the former Pat Jones of Rocky Mount — was "shot from under him." Hamilton had accumulated the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters when his last plane, "Mrs Ham," did not return from a mission over France on July 14, 1944. Hamilton as declared in February 1945 to have been killed in action on that date.
His commendations included the Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart
Hamilton entered the University of UNC-CH from Fayetteville High School in fall 1941 and volunteered for service in the U.S. Army Air Corps in January 1942. He became a fighter pilot, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt on escort missions for bombers.
Hamilton went to England in October 1943. His first plane, "Patsy" — named for his wife, the former Pat Jones of Rocky Mount — was "shot from under him." Hamilton had accumulated the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters when his last plane, "Mrs Ham," did not return from a mission over France on July 14, 1944. Hamilton as declared in February 1945 to have been killed in action on that date.
His commendations included the Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart
Hamilton went to England in October 1943. His first plane, "Patsy" — named for his wife, the former Pat Jones of Rocky Mount — was "shot from under him." Hamilton had accumulated the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters when his last plane, "Mrs Ham," did not return from a mission over France on July 14, 1944. Hamilton as declared in February 1945 to have been killed in action on that date.
His commendations included the Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart
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