World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Philip C. Hammond
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Amboy, Illinois
Honored By
Carol, Mary, John, Laura & Paul
Relationship
Children
SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. FLEW SUPPLIES OVER THE HUMP IN A C-47. CRASHED IN A HEAVY FOG, BUT SURVIVED WITH ENTIRE CREW. WHILE BEING TREATED THEY DETECTED HE HAD DYSENTERY AND HE SPENT THE BALANCE OF THE WAR IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE LOST 50 LBS.