World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell A. Hamner, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flat Rock, Indiana
Relationship
Self
NAVAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE. TOOK CARE OF PEOPLE, AIR FREIGHT, FUELING. SERVED IN PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND ABOARD THE LARGEST SEA PLANE IN THE WORLD. TRANSFERRED TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, ASSIGNED TO SIMILAR DUTIES AS ABOVE. THEN TRANSFERRED TO BELEM, BRAZIL FOR OFFICE DUTIES AND OVERSAW PLANES. AWARDS: WWII VICTORY RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON, AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON. AFTER BRAZIL, STATIONED IN OLATHE, KANSAS. HAULED PASSENGERS, MAIL AND FREIGHT. ALSO SERVED AT MIDWAY ISLAND.