World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Edmund Berkley Hammond, Jr.
Hometown
Wellford, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
HE WORKED FOR SPERRY GYROSCOPE COMPANY FROM 1940 THROUGHOUT THE WAR, WHERE HE WAS ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMAMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE AIR FORCE AND NAVY. TWENTY-ONE PATENTS WERE ISSUED IN HIS NAME FOR ARMAMENT ITEMS HE HAD DEVELOPED.