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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 5922" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hamilton </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Smith (Jack) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>602 Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commando) (56 Air Commando Wing) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>525421999 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19th April 1967 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>40 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Fort Bayard National Cemetery,Fort Bayard,Grant County,New Mexico Section F Row I Site 13 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Silver City,New Mexico</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 3.9.1926 Fort Bayard,New Mexico</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Jane (nee Watson) Hamilton (2 children Jill and John)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Silver City 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated high school,Silver City</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted US Army 1944 (4 years)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>New Mexico Western College 1949-53 (graduated)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service (USAF) 1952</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>gained wings and commissioned 2Lt 1953</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>75 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1953-55</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1955</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Air University 1956-57</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>437 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1957</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>66 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1957-58</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>437 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1958-62</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Air Force Institute of Technology (University of Colorado) 1962-65 (graduated BS)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wright Patterson AFB,Ohio 1965-66</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>602 Fighter Squadron 1966-67</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards A.F.C.,D.F.C.,Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>service number on A.F.C. citation is 0-2228034</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>A-1E Skyraider</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>MIA - shot down North Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>body not recovered</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>declared dead 21.3.1979 as Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>remains repatriated 26.10.1995</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>remains identified 11.6.1997</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 18E Line 48</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial headstone </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hamilton.15349/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15349-0d438d232aa042cd719e4bff8b05a066.jpg?1591399405" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hamilton-memorial.15350/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15350-b678626523ab7c3eccd33afb1e05000e.jpg?1591399406" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 5922, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Hamilton [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Smith (Jack) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]602 Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commando) (56 Air Commando Wing) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]525421999 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]19th April 1967 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]40 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Fort Bayard National Cemetery,Fort Bayard,Grant County,New Mexico Section F Row I Site 13 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Silver City,New Mexico[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 3.9.1926 Fort Bayard,New Mexico[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Jane (nee Watson) Hamilton (2 children Jill and John)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Silver City 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated high school,Silver City[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted US Army 1944 (4 years)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]New Mexico Western College 1949-53 (graduated)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service (USAF) 1952[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]gained wings and commissioned 2Lt 1953[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]75 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1953-55[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]26 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1955[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Air University 1956-57[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]437 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1957[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]66 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1957-58[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]437 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 1958-62[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Air Force Institute of Technology (University of Colorado) 1962-65 (graduated BS)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Wright Patterson AFB,Ohio 1965-66[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]602 Fighter Squadron 1966-67[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards A.F.C.,D.F.C.,Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]service number on A.F.C. citation is 0-2228034[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]A-1E Skyraider[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]MIA - shot down North Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]body not recovered[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]declared dead 21.3.1979 as Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]remains repatriated 26.10.1995[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]remains identified 11.6.1997[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 18E Line 48[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial headstone [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hamilton.15349/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15349-0d438d232aa042cd719e4bff8b05a066.jpg?1591399405[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hamilton-memorial.15350/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15350-b678626523ab7c3eccd33afb1e05000e.jpg?1591399406[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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