• Men of Mount Carmel who died in World War II

Date of birth:

August 3rd, 1920 (Fort Wayne/Indiana, United States)

Date of death:

March 10th, 1944

Mentioned on:

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Service number:

529151

Nationality:

American

Class of 1941. Seaman 1st Class, US Coast Guard. Missing action in the Atlantic. On 10 March 1944, the USS Leopold was struck by an acoustic torpedo fired from the German submarine U-255. Shortly after the torpedo strike, the crew of Leopold began to abandon ship as she broke in half.

Father, Mr. Walter G. Hamilton, 9220 So. Damen, Chicago, Ill (na). Entered service from Illinois. Not on the Memorial Plaque or in the ’46 Yearbook.

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• Photo 1: Terry Stadler
• - Stadler, T., Men of Mount Carmel: Remembering Those Who Died in World War II
  - Stephen H. Hamilton | American Battle Monuments Commission
  - US Coast Guard casualties - killed and died, World War 2
  

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