World War II Honoree

Harold Hamilton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Glenwood, Arkansas

Honored By

Colonel Jeffrey B. Dienno USA (Ret)

Relationship

Son-in-law

AGE 17, ENLISTED OCTOBER 1943 IN INACTIVE RESERVE UNIT, ARMY AIR FORCES WHILE ATTENDING OUACHITA BAPTIST COLLEGE, ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY FEBRUARY 1944; INDUCTED AT CAMP ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT SHEPPARD ARMY AIR FIELD, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS MARCH 1944 AND ASSIGNED TO COLLEGE TRAINING DETACHMENT AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, ARIZONA MAY 1944. ASSIGNED TO ON-THE-LINE-TRAINEE PROGRAM AT LUKE ARMY AIRFIELD WORKING IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRONS. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945. COLONEL, U.S. AIR FORCE, RETIRED.