World War II Honoree

Hamilton B. Everhart, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

York, Pennsylvania

Honored By

JoAnne Marie Everhart

Relationship

Daughter

STAFF SERGEANT, SERVED WITH THE 20TH ARMY AIR CORPS, 58TH BOMB WING. MY FATHER ENLISTED SEPTEMBER 1, 1942 IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 23, 1945 FROM INDIANTOWN GAP ARMY BASE, PENNSYLVANIA. HE TRAINED AS AN AIRPLANE ENGINE MECHANIC IN AMARILLO, TEXAS AND SMOKEY HILL, KANSAS BEFORE BEING SHIPPED OVERSEAS. HE SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER AND WAS STATIONED ON TINIAN ISLAND WHERE HE FOUGHT IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST JAPAN. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP MEDAL.