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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Tom Hammer

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Family and NC Triangle Flight of Honor

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ASSIGNED TO ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL SQUADRONS, VP-83 AND VB-107, 1943-1945. OPERATED OUT OF NATAL, BRAZIL AND ASCENSION ISLAND SEARCHING FOR GERMAN U BOATS. THE AIRCRAFT USED WERE THE AMPHIBIAN PBY-5A AND A NAVY VERSION OF THE B-24 IDENTIFIED AS A PB4Y-1.