Hamilton, Elbert F.
- Date of death:
- July 4th, 1944 (near La Haye-du-Puits/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France)
- Nationality:
- American
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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Company D, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 39 (1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Company D, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Posthumously awarded.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Company D, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Sources
- Photo 1: Truman Fancher III
- - NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- WW2-Airborne.us
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
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