World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hampton Maturin Ericsson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westhampton Beach, New York
Honored By
The Ericsson Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48, USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38, USS SAPELO AO-11, USS BAINBRIDGE DD-426, USS GOFF DD-247, USS ELLIS DD-154, USS OVERTON DD-239, USS WYOMING BB-32, USS NEW YORK BB-34, USS DIXIE AD-14, USS SYLPH PY-12, USS JAMES E. CRAIG DE-201, USS SHENANDOAH AD-26, HEADQUARTERS 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT AND NAVY YARD CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.