World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Ryder Hammond
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Montville, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, PATROL SQUADRON SEVENTY TWO, FLEET AIR WING 1, SEAPLANE BASE NAVY #131 NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, OFFICE OF NAVAL OFFICER PROCUREMENT DALLAS, TEXAS, NAVAL AIR PRIMARY TRAINING COMMAND DALLAS, TEXAS, ADVANCED BASE AVIATION TRAINING UNIT (QUONSET DETACHMENT) QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL AIR STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 24, USS MIDWAY CVE-63, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 21, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 25, BOMBING SQUADRON 74, VA-1B AND NAVAL AIR STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.