World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Hamilton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Schenectady, New York
Honored By
Emlen Hamilton
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED AS CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER PILOT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. WAS ON THE USS HORNET CV-8, WHEN IT WAS SUNK AT THE BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ ON OCTOBER 7, 1942, WAS RESCUED FROM THE SEA AND FLEW THE REST OF THE WAR.