World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert B. Hamilton
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Pasadena, California
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. HE WAS A UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PILOT, WHO FLEW THE F4U CORSAIR FIGHTER/BOMBER IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVED ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS BENNINGTON CVA-20, ASSIGNED TO THE MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED TWELVE ‘VMF-112’ NICKNAMED: WOLFPACK, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP-EIGHTY-TWO. ON SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1945 HE FLEW A LOW LEVEL AIRSTRIKE RAID OVER KYUSHU, JAPAN AND FAILED TO RETURN FROM THE MISSION. REPORTED AS MISSING IN ACTION, LOST AT SEA ON THE DAY OF THE MISSION AND HE IS MEMORIALIZED IN THE COURTS OF THE MISSING, HONOLULU NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, ‘PUNCHBOWL’ HAWAII. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH THREE GOLD STARS, PURPLE HEART AND HIS GOLDEN PILOT WINGS.