World War II Honoree

Austin Hamilton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bushnell, Florida

Honored By

Ms. Judith Wundrach

Relationship

Daughter

HE ENLISTED ON APRIL 30, 1942 AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. FROM 1942 TO 1943, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BATTLESHIP USS ALABAMA BB-60, WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC MURMANSK RUNS FROM SCAPA FLOW, SCOTLAND TO RUSSIA. FROM 1943 TO 1945, THE USS ALABAMA BB-60 JOINED THE 3RD FLEET IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS BATTLES DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN. THE USS ALABAMA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE MIGHTY A, HAD THE HONOR OF LEADING THE FLEET INTO TOKYO BAY, SEPTEMBER 1945 AFTER THE FALL AND SURRENDER OF JAPAN. ON OCTOBER 19, 1945, HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA HAVING ATTAINED THE RANK OF GUNNER’S MATE 2ND CLASS.