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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Henry R. Hammack

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS BEFORE THE WAR AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED. ENLISTED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AND SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING ABOARD THE TRANSPORT SHIP USS KENMORE (AP-62). AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. GUNNER'S MATE SECOND CLASS HAMMACK DIED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1943 AT VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA FROM WOUNDS SUSTAINED ABOARD USS KENMORE, AND WAS BURIED IN AUSTRALIA.