HAMILTON Van Everett - USNR

 

Van Everett HAMILTON

 

HAMILTON_Van_Everett

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NUMBER OF SERVICEO-225690
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH2 November 1920 Hempstead County, ARKANSAS
ENLISTMENT STATEARKANSAS
FAMILY

Parents : Cleveland Adison & Ruth Whiteside HAMILTON

Brother : Loy Arland

RANKLieutenant Junior Grade
FONCTIONMarin
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT arkansas
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
BOATUSS Osprey
ARMYUnited States Naval Reserve
DATE OF DEATH5 June 1944

HAMILTON_Van_Everett

Source : Frogman

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATH In sea
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of the Missing
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge


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victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
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STORY

HAMILTON_Van_Everett

Merrell Cemetery Hempstead County, ARKANSAS

Source : Mr. & Mrs.

 

The vessel ran into a magnetic mine off of the coast of the Isle of Wight.

"At about 1700 on June 5, minesweeper USS Osprey hit a mine that blew a large hole in the forward engine room.

Fires broke out and at 1815 the ship had to be abandoned.

Osprey sank soon after with the loss of six men."

HAMILTON_Van_Everett

USS Osprey

Source : Wikipedia.org

HAMILTON_Van_Everett

Source : Frogman

Also killed were :

Seaman Second Class John MEDVIC, Pennsylvania
;Fireman First Class Walter O’BRYAN, New York
Quartermaster Second Class Emery PARICHY, Illinois
Motor Machinist Mate Second Class Joseph VANASKY, Ohio
Motor Machinist Mate Third Class Cleo WHITSCHELL, Michigan

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOFindagrave.com - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Wikipedia.org
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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