词条 | Henry R. Hamner |
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|name = Henry Rawlings Hamner |birth_date = 13 March 1922 |death_date = 6 April 1945 |birth_place = London, England |death_place = Okinawa, Japan |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = United States of America |serviceyears = 1939(?)–1945 |rank = Lieutenant |commands = |unit = |battles = Battle of Okinawa |awards = |laterwork = }} Henry Rawlings Hamner was born 13 March 1922 in London, England. Appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Virginia, he graduated and gained his commission in June 1942. Hamner served to fit out and commission several new ships during the war, in addition to serving in the 12th Naval District and at Norfolk, Va. He was appointed lieutenant in July 1944. Lieutenant Hamner died 6 April 1945 aboard {{USS|Howorth|DD-592}}, when the ship was crashed by a kamikaze during the suicidal Japanese kikusui massed attack of that day off Okinawa where "the fleet had come to stay"{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}. NamesakeIn November 1945, the destroyer {{USS|Hamner|DD-718}} was named in his honor. See also{{Portal|United States Navy}}References{{DANFS}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2011}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamner, Henry}}{{US-navy-bio-stub}} 5 : 1922 births|1945 deaths|United States Navy officers|United States Naval Academy alumni|American naval personnel killed in World War II |
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