World War II Honoree

Myers Thomas Hambright, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cherokee County, South Carolina

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN AUGUST, 1942 AND WAS CLASSIFIED V11. ON DECEMBER 1, 1942 HE RECEIVED ORDERS TO REPORT TO THE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN ITHICA, NEW YORK. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING IN VIRGINIA AND TANFORAN, CALIFORNIA. FOLLOWING HIS STATESIDE TRAINING, HE SPENT TWO YEARS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS A COMMUNICATION OFFICER ABOARD WARSHIPS, FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, WWII AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A LIEUTENANT ON APRIL 4, 1946.