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NAME Amos Hawkes |
NICKNAME Buddy |
SERVICE NUMBER 314480 |
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| UNIT VMSB-234 Radioman / Gunner |
HOME OF RECORD 47 Henry Street, Winchester, MA |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, Edward & Isabella Hawkes |
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| DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1923 |
ENTERED SERVICE July 9, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS February 1, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead February 19, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Sergeant Amos Hawkes was an aviation radioman and gunner serving with VMSB-234 during the campaign for the Solomon Islands. On 1 February 1943, his squadron made their first raid on Munda, New Georgia. Hawkes flew in Dauntless SBD-3 06650, piloted by First Lieutenant I. J. Williams. Their ship failed to return from the mission. Neither man was seen alive again, and both were declared dead on 19 February 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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Apparently Amos was my great uncle. I found his name on my grandmother’s family tree. He was her younger brother. I had never heard her mention him.