World War II Honoree

David Hilton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Southport Island, Maine

Honored By

Sarah Sherman Brewer

Relationship

Friend

Drafted into the Army in February of 1945, at the age of 32. He received basic training at Fort Devens, Massachusetts and was later assigned to Camp Gordon, Georgia. He was reassigned to Camp Shelby, Mississippi for further training in preparation to go to Japan. Finally the day came, and as he prepared to board the ship in Virginia, he noticed men being taken out of line. Shortly thereafter, he was asked if he had children and if so, how many? When he replied that he had four, he was asked to step out of line, and to report back to Camp Shelby. The government had decided that men with three or more children would be sent home at this point. He was discharged from the Army in December of 1945 after ten months of service. Awarded the World War II Victory Medal, American Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.