World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard B. Hamilton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oak Park, Illinois
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE SERVED IN THE NAVY AS AN OFFICER AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ATOMIC BOMB CASUALTY COMMISSION IN HIROSHIMA, A PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORIZED COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON VICTIMS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS. HE LATER SETTLED IN HIROSHIMA, WORKING AS A CIVILIAN RESEARCHER WITH THE COMMISSION AND LATER WITH THE RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. HE WAS CHIEF OF THE BLOOD LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY. ALSO SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR.