U.S. Army Air Forces · United States 
Staff Sergeant Thomas Edward Hammond served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Thomas served in World War II. Thomas was 20 years old.
S/Sgt Thomas E. Hammond was an electrician before he enlisted at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on 7 April 1943. | | Sgt Walter P. Gambill: | | "Just before bombs away, the pilot of our aircraft called out, 'B-17 hit by flak at one o'clock.' It was the lead ship of our formation of the 97th Bomb Group. I turned my turret to watch it fall, and at this time the aircraft was going straight down. It was heading to the rear of our formation at the same time. It almost straightened out when I saw five chutes come out, and they all opened, and then the aircraft blew up. That is the last of the aircraft in trouble I saw." | | S/Sgt Hammond did not have time to bail out. His remains were never recovered.
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