World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Averill Edwin Hampton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Reading, California
Honored By
Averill Edwin Hampton
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC. RECEIVED THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 SILVER STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RECEIVED 17 STARS. ENLISTED IN SAN FRANCISCO DECEMBER 23, 1941. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 27, 1945 IN CALIFORNIA. SERVED ON THE USS MAURY DD-401, USS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145. SERVED IN 32 BATTLES AND OPERATIONS.