World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hoyt C. Hamrick
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cleburne County, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. FLIGHT OFFICER; ENTERED THE ARMY AIR FORCES ON AUGUST 19, 1942 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORP FOR 3 YEARS AND 19 DAYS.