World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul Addison Hamlin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brockport, New York
Honored By
Eugenie Hamlin, Vera and Natasha
Relationship
Wife and Daughters
MAJOR. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A BOMBARDIER. HE COMPLETED 59 COMBAT MISSIONS WITH 387 COMBAT HOURS FROM APRIL 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945. HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: AIR MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AND UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL.