| Name |
Hamilton, Louie Edmond 'Bud' |
| Birth |
1927 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
HAMI.L006 |
| _FGRAVE |
34631696 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy [2, 3] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on August 5, 1945. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Selected for the Seabees and assigned in turn to Construction Battalion Replacement Depot, Camp Parks, Shoemaker, California; Advance Base Receiving Barracks, U.S. Naval Base, Port Hueneme, California; and Construction Battalion Detachment 1108, 20th U.S. Navy Construction Regiment. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on August 10, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the WWII Victory Medal by virtue of his service during the eligibility period.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2165958
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Hamilton, Louie Edmond 'Bud' (1927-1963)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Hamilton, Louie Edmond (1927-1963)
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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United States Navy
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Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Port Hueneme, California
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Seabee, United States Navy
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Seabees in World War II
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
1963 [1] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Hamilton, Louie
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| Person ID |
I15370 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
22 May 2023 |
| Family |
Smith, Anita L. 'Nita', b. 26 Dec 1931, Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana d. 12 Sep 2002, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 70 years) |
| Children |
| > | 1. Hamilton, R.E.R. |
| > | 2. Hamilton, S.E.S. |
| + | 3. Hamilton, Terrence Lee, b. 21 Oct 1951, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Jul 2011, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 59 years) |
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| Family ID |
F7133 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2023 |
English
1927 - 1963 (36 years)
