Winfield James Hammond

Korean War
Service #203380
RankChief Aviation Electronics Technician U.S. Coast Guard
Date of DeathJanuary 18 1953
Gold Lifesaving Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Chief Aviation Electronicsman Hammond was awarded the Gold Life Saving Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Chief Aviation Electronicsman Hammond was a crew member of a rescue patrol bomber stationed at the Coast Guard Air Detachment, Sangley Point, Philippines. On January 18, 1953, after rescuing survivors from a Naval P2V Neptune patrol aircraft off Swatow, China, his aircraft crashed on takeoff. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on September 15, 1955.