Английская Википедия:Francis C. Hammond
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Francis Colton Hammond (November 9, 1931 – March 26, 1953) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action in Korea while serving with a Marine Corps rifle company during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty during the night of March 26–27, 1953 during the Battle for Outpost Vegas.[1]
Biography
Born and raised mostly in Alexandria, Virginia, Hammond graduated from Alexandria's George Washington High School in January 1951.[1][2][3][4]
He joined the U.S. Navy from Alexandria on March 20, 1951.[4] He was sent to and arrived in Korea on February 1, 1953, assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.[4] During the night of March 26, he was killed in action at Outpost Reno. During a counterattack against an entrenched enemy force, he exposed himself to intense hostile fire in order to attend to wounded Marines, even after he had been wounded himself. When a relief unit arrived and his own unit was ordered to pull back, Hammond remained in the area, helping evacuate casualties and assisting the newly arrived corpsmen. While doing this, he was killed by mortar fire. For his heroic actions on March 26–27, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in September 1953.[2]
Hammond, age 21, was buried on June 10, 1953, at Arlington National Cemetery.[5][6]
Hammond who had been married on June 19, 1952,[4] was survived by his wife Phyllis and a son, Francis, Jr. His wife and son were posthumously presented Hammond's Medal of Honor by Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson during a ceremony at the White House in late December 1953.[7]
Military awards
Hammond's military awards and decorations include:
Medal of Honor citation
Hammond's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
The President of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor posthumously to
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Honors
A new high school in Hammond's hometown of Alexandria was named in his honor and opened in 1956. Alexandria City Public Schools changed to a 6-2-2-2 configuration in 1971, and the city's three high schools changed from four-year to two-year campuses. All of the city's juniors and seniors attended the newest high school, T.C. Williams, while Hammond and George Washington split the freshmen and sophomores.[9][10] Both Hammond and George Washington became junior high schools (grades 7–9) in 1979 and then middle schools (grades 6–8) in 1993.[3]
The frigate Шаблон:USS was named in his honor and commissioned on July 25, 1970.
See also
References
External links
- Francis Colton Hammond at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
- Alexandria City Public Schools – Francis Hammond
- Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 USS Francis Hammond
- ↑ Burial Detail: Hammond, Francis C (Section 33, Grave 9011) – ANC Explorer
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ "CPL Charles G. Abrell", Marines Awarded the Medal of Honor
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ The consolidation of the three high schools created the dynamic for the movie Remember the Titans.
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