Arthur Garfield Hamilton
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816778
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698896
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo-Shoo Baby
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Upland, California | 5 August 1922 | |
Based |
Cluntoe | 26 May 1942 | Assigned with crew to 2nd Combat Crew Replacement and Training Squadron for training and assignment to a combat group |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 4 February 1943 | |
Died |
Lodi, California | 24 September 1980 | Arthur G. Hamilton, 58, of Lodi, died Wednesday morning in a local hospital following a short illness. He was a native of Upland and came to this area in 1931. He was employed by the Gundershaug Electric Company for over 30 years. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a member of American Legion Post No 22, Lodi, and the International Brotherhood Electrical Workers, Local No. 591. He is survived by his wife, Betty J Hamilton of Lodi; one daughter, Deborah Jane Miller; two sisters, Evelyn Vernou and Virginia Johnson; and two grandsons. Interment in Lodi Memorial Cemetery Lodi News-Sentinel Sept 25, 1980 |
Buried |
Lodi, California | 27 September 1980 | Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA Plot PIONEER II "S" 66 |
San Joaquin County, CA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc