World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Hamilton Horton Potter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Charleston, Virginia
Honored By
Joseph V. Potter
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED A FULL NAVAL CAREER AS A MACHINIST'S MATE. KILLED DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON HIS SHIP, THE DESTROYER USS EVANS ON MAY 11, 1945. HE WAS ALSO AT PEARL HARBOR DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941.