World War II Honoree

James Carroll Hamblin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New Albany, Mississippi

Honored By

James Craig Hamblin

Relationship

Son

AFTER INDUCTION AT HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI; HE WAS STATIONED AT CAMP LEE, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO CAMP ELLIS IN MACOMB, ILLINOIS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE; FIRST WITH THE 583RD QUARTERMASTER SALES COMPANY IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE; THEN JOINED THE 87TH INFANTRY DIVISION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR. DISCHARGED FROM CAMP FANNING, TEXAS IN 1945.