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Casualty Info
Home Town Newburgh, NY
Last Address Newburgh, NY
Casualty Date Apr 18, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
Military Service Number 2 246 370
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The USS Gudgeon (SS-211) left on her 12th patrol 4 April 1944, checked in at Johnson Island on 7 April and was never heard from again. Her loss is a mystery. On 6 June 1944, she was officially declared lost and presumed lost. Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class Hammond was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 15 January 1946.
