Emmet County

Pvt. William Hamilton
Photo published Estherville Daily News, April 25, 1942

 

With The Colors

Pvt. William Hamilton, son of Mrs. Tom Hamilton, is stationed with the Marines in San Diego, California.

Source: Estherville, Vindicator-Republican, April 7, 1942

William Wilson Hamilton was born Aug. 13, 1922 to Thomas John and Gertrude Mabel Wilson Hamilton. He died Apr. 21, 2000 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.

Cpl. Hamilton served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com