World War II Honoree

Samuel Dashiell Hammett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Honored By

A Greatful American

IN 1942, AFTER PEARL HARBOR, HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THOUGH HE WAS A DISABLED VETERAN OF WWI, AND A VICTIM OF TUBERCULOSIS, HE PULLED STRINGS IN ORDER TO BE ADMITTED TO THE SERVICE. HE SPENT MOST OF WWII AS AN ARMY SERGEANT IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, WHERE HE EDITED AN ARMY NEWSPAPER. HE CAME OUT OF THE WAR SUFFERING FROM EMPHYSEMA. AS A CORPORAL IN 1943, HE CO-AUTHORED THE BATTLE OF THE ALEUTIANS.