Pierpont M. Hamilton
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (August 3, 1898 – March 4, 1982) was a military officer in the United States Air Force, and the scion of two illustrious families in American history: the Hamilton family, which traces its lineage to founding father Alexander Hamilton, and the Morgan family, which traces its lineage to the financier and banker J. P. Morgan.
Pierpont Morgan Hamilton | |
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Born | (1898-08-03)August 3, 1898 Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 4, 1982(1982-03-04) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Place of burial | Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1917–1918 1942–1959 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | World War II Operation Torch |
Awards | Medal of Honor Legion of Merit (2) Member of the Order of the British Empire (Great Britain) Knight of the Order of Christ (Portugal) |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
As a United States Army Air Forces officer in World War II, he was the recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hamilton and Col. Demas T. Craw were the first Army Air Forces recipients of the Medal in the European-Mediterranean theater of World War II and the only AAF members to be awarded that decoration for valor not involving air combat.[1]