World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernon Hammond
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Greenville, Mississippi
Honored By
June G. Hammond
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED 1941 AS SALVAGE DIVER, PIER 88, NEW YORK CITY; RAISING NORMANDY 1942-1943; USS RESTORER ARS-17; MEDITERRANEAN, AFRICA, ANZIO CAMPAIGNS, 1944-1945; USS CHAIN ARS-20; ATLANTIC SALVAGE OPERATIONS; DISCHARGED 1/11/1946.