Name:
Augustus Jr Hamilton
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-675767
Unit:
366th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-14
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer
Plot:
A
Row:
14
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Augustus Hamilton Jr was piloting the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-8041 when he took off from Station 411 in High Halden, Kent, UK on a mission to bomb Argentan. His unit was attacked at 1440 by a formation of 20 German fighters. Lt Hamilton was last seen diving on four enemy fighters while being pursued by a number of others.