World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Amos Glen Hamilton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Marenisco, Michigan
Honored By
Matthew Hamilton Dahlbacka
Relationship
Grandson
HE SERVED AS A PRIVATE IN THE INFANTRY, 21ST ARMY AIR FORCES TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE DIED ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1945 AND WAS ORIGINALLY BURIED IN YOKOHAMA CEMETERY NO. 1, JAPAN. HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSFERRED IN 1949 TO THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC IN HAWAII.