[PGR_PA_r11] Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/ US Army Air Corps / 11 & 13 April 2019 / Pittsburgh & Monongahela, PA

[PAPGR Vet Rep West]

*Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton US Army/ US Army Air Corps KIA WWII Veteran 11 & 13
April 2019 Pittsburgh & Monongahela, PA*

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Sgt Vernon L.
Hamilton US Army/US Army Air Corps to escort to Frye Funeral Home in
Monongahela on the 11th of April then Stand In Silent Honor for his service
and interment with military honors on the 13th of April.

On the 21 March 1945, Veron Hamilton was a member of the 642nd Bombardment
Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force,
aboard an A-26B, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and went
missing during a combat mission from Couvron, France to Dülmen, Germany.
Hamilton, his pilot, 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, and the other crewman, Sgt.
John Kalausich, had been participating in the interdiction campaign to
obstruct German troop movements in preparation for the Allied crossing of
the Rhine River on 23 March 1945. After the war, the American Graves
Registration Command extensively searched the area where the aircraft was
believed to have crashed, however no crash sites could be positively
matched with Hamilton’s aircraft. In June 2016, a German researcher, Adolph
Hagedorn, who had previously collaborated with Joint POW/MIA Accounting
Command, JPAC (a predecessor to DPAA) contacted DPAA historians regarding a
crash site he had found in Hülsten-Reken, Germany, that could possibly be
linked to Hamilton’s aircraft. In September 2016, Hagedorn led DPAA to the
crash site in a horse paddock, where the aircraft matched the description
of Hamilton’s.

In November and December 2016, under a partnership, History Flight, Inc., a
nongovernmental organization, excavated the crash site, recovering aircraft
material, life support equipment, personal effects and possible osseous
material.

Sgt Vernon L. Hamilton received the Purple Heart, Air Medal,Good Conduct
Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal,European, African, Middle-Eastern
Campaign Medal w/ One Bronze Service Star and the WWII Victory Medal.

Vernon served our country with Honor, its now our turn to Escort & Stand In
Honor for him.

*Thursday, 11 April 2019*


Times are subject to change for Staging, Briefing & KSU so, please check
back on the Mission post before planning your day.


*Staging:* 5:30 PM
*US Army Reserves*
99 Soldiers Ln, Coraopolis, PA 15108
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*Briefing: *5:45 PM
Details of the Mission will be discussed.

*KSU: *TBD
*Pittsburgh International Airport*
1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231
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*Following the Transport KSU, Escorting to:*

*Frye Funeral Home*
427 W Main St, Monongahela, PA 15063

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* Saturday, 13 April 2019*

*Staging:* 9:00 AM
* First Presbyterian Church*
609 Chess St, Monongahela, PA 15063
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*Briefing:* 9:15 AM

*Flag Line: *9:30 AM

Visitation 10 AM-11 AM

Service at 11:00 AM

*Following the service, KSU for interment to:*
*Monongahela Cemetery*
800 Country Club Rd, Monongahela, PA 15063
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Interment at 12:30 PM

Please keep in mind, all will need to bring their photo id if attending
Thursday also, Please have a full tank prior to Staging. There will be No
Stops, we will be traveling directly to Pittsburgh International Airport
then to Monongahela.

Members can attend all of a Mission or any part of the Mission. PGR sets no
time for a Member to Escort and or Stand a Mission. We Thank you for
whatever time you give us and the families of our Heroes appreciate your
time.

Concealed Carry Permits are NOT recognized on Military Installations and
Federal Reservations and please, DO NOT bring weapons or hazardous
materials to this Mission.

Please Watch The Weather, Dress Accordingly & Bring Your 3 X 5 Handheld
American Flags.


*RCIC'S:*

*Aaron Zeff*
pgrpa.asc.west at gmail.com
(724) 587-5626

*Jim Shaw*
jeshaw at comcast.net
(412)217-5967

* Assisting:*

*Randy Ruff*
randyaruff at gmail.com
(412) 613-2109

* Kimberly Curtis*
kimbasue60 at gmail.com
(724) 544-7713
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