World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene L. Hamilton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kansas City, Missouri
Honored By
Hamilton Family & Relatives
ENTERED SERVICE ON JANUARY 27, 1943. SERVED IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 486TH BOMB GROUP, 835TH SQUADRON; STATIONED IN SUDBURY, ENGLAND FROM 1944 - 1945. HIS RANK WAS STAFF SERGEANT. HE WAS A WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17 (GOIN JESSE) AND FLEW 27 MISSIONS. BATTLES IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND, NORTHERN FRANCE AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.