Hamilton, James E. PFC

1923 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	Hamilton, James E.
  Suffix	PFC
  Birth	1 Apr 1923	Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	7 Dec 1941	Hawaii, USA
  	in the Hawaiian Islands during the Japanese attack.
  	Sergt. Donald R. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse, has been promoted to his present rank from corporal. He has been with the 19th Bomb Squadron overseas for the past seventeen months. His brother, P.F.C. James E. Hamilton, is also stationed overseas. He was in the Hawaiian Islands at the time of the Jap attack there December 7, 1941. ______ Over Two Years in Pacific Area Gets Home T. Sgt. Donald R. Hamilton, bombardier, serving in the Pacific area for the past 26 months, is spending a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse. Sergeant Hamilton has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He brought home a Jap flag for a souvenir. ________ P.F.C. Gifford Kellogg, of Sunyside, near Shinglehouse, has been transferred from Atlanta, Ga. He states his new address is: No. 33408540, A.P.O. 8772, care of Post Master, New York City, NY ____ Friends in Sunnyside have recently received word that P.F.C. Gifford C. Kellogg is now stationed "somewhere in North Africa."
  World War II	7 Dec 1942	Hawaii, USA
  	in the Hawaiian Islands during the Japanese attack.
  	Sergt. Donald R. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse, has been promoted to his present rank from corporal. He has been with the 19th Bomb Squadron overseas for the past seventeen months. His brother, P.F.C. James E. Hamilton, is also stationed overseas. He was in the Hawaiian Islands at the time of the Jap attack there December 7, 1941. ______ Over Two Years in Pacific Area Gets Home T. Sgt. Donald R. Hamilton, bombardier, serving in the Pacific area for the past 26 months, is spending a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse. Sergeant Hamilton has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He brought home a Jap flag for a souvenir. ________ P.F.C. Gifford Kellogg, of Sunyside, near Shinglehouse, has been transferred from Atlanta, Ga. He states his new address is: No. 33408540, A.P.O. 8772, care of Post Master, New York City, NY ____ Friends in Sunnyside have recently received word that P.F.C. Gifford C. Kellogg is now stationed "somewhere in North Africa."
  census 1950	13 Apr 1950	Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	StreetAddress: Academy Street; Age: 27; Pumper Occupation: Pumper; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 53-32; HoursWorked: 48; Industry: Oil Lease; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married
  	20231024GHLn- Christy R Wetzel in the 1950 United States Federal Census date April 13 1950 Mary K. Foote Name Christy R Wetzel Age 54 Birth abt 1896 West Virginia Gender Male Race White Status Married Relation Head Home Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Street Academy Street House Nr 9 Dwelling 36 Farm No Acres No Inferred Previous Res: Ei Occ Well Drilling Industry Gas Lease Father Birth USA Mother Birth USA Occ Cat Other Worked Last Week No Seeking Work Yes Worker Class Private Same House No School Completed S8 Grade Completed Yes School Attendance 30 or over Weeks Worked 40 Income 1600 Other Income none Relative Income 1000 Relative Other Income 19 Relative Supplemental Income none World War II Veteran Yes World War I Veteran No Veteran No Household Members Oswayo ST William R Maxson 33 Head L Lucille L Maxson 30 Wife Gary L Maxson 11 Son Lawrence C Maxson 10 Son Ronald W Maxson 9 Son Academy ST Leonard Edwards 55 Head Marian M Edwards 53 Wife Gerald L Edwards 15 Son Sherry L Scobille 4 Granddaughter James P Hamilton 27 Head Onilee I Hamilton 24 Wife Sandra L Hamilton 4 Daughter Rodney J Hamilton 1 Son Christy R Wetzel 54 Head Melda Wetzel 53 Wife Mary Ellen Wetzel 20 Daughter Marcella E Wetzel 19 Daughter Robert V Wetzel 13 Son David L Wetzel 5 Grandson Owen T Jenkins 48 Head Lydia R Jenkins 48 Wife Gail A Jenkins 13 Daughter National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3363; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 53-32 Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration Record for William R Maxson (25) facts Street Name Oswayo Street House Number 77 Dwelling Number 33 Farm No Acres No Occupation Cheese Maker Industry Cheese Factory Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 70 Worker Class Own Business Household Members William R Maxson 33 Head L Lucille L Maxson 30 Wife Gary L Maxson 11 Son Lawrence C Maxson 10 Son Ronald W Maxson 9 Son Record for Leonard Edwards (15) facts Occ Piles Lumber Industry Saw Mill Occ Cat Working Hrs Worked 48 Class Private Household Members Leonard Edwards 55 Head Marian M Edwards 53 Wife Gerald L Edwards 15 Son Sherry L Scobille 4 Granddaughter Street Name Academy Street House Number 7 Dwelling Number 35 Farm No Acres No Occupation Pumper Industry Oil Lease Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 48 Worker Class Private Household Members James P Hamilton 27 Head Onilee I Hamilton 24 Wife Sandra L Hamilton 4 Daughter Rodney J Hamilton 1 Son Record for Owen T Jenkins (15) facts Occupation Hatchery Worker Industry Chicken hatchery Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 80 Worker Class Own Business Household Members Owen T Jenkins 48 Head Lydia R Jenkins 48 Wife Gail A Jenkins 13 Daughter
  Race	White  [1]
  Name	James P Hamilton  [1]
  Death	4 Mar 2011	Inverness, Citrus, Florida, USA
  	age 87
  Person ID	I50159	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Hamilton, Donald Robert Sr,   b. 20 May 1897, Machias, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 14 Nov 1987, Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Houben, Lillian Etole,   b. 29 Aug 1901, Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Nov 1966, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  residence jt	Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Sergt. Donald R. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse, has been promoted to his present rank from corporal. He has been with the 19th Bomb Squadron overseas for the past seventeen months. His brother, P.F.C. James E. Hamilton, is also stationed overseas. He was in the Hawaiian Islands at the time of the Jap attack there December 7, 1941. ______ Over Two Years in Pacific Area Gets Home T. Sgt. Donald R. Hamilton, bombardier, serving in the Pacific area for the past 26 months, is spending a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse. Sergeant Hamilton has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He brought home a Jap flag for a souvenir. ________ P.F.C. Gifford Kellogg, of Sunyside, near Shinglehouse, has been transferred from Atlanta, Ga. He states his new address is: No. 33408540, A.P.O. 8772, care of Post Master, New York City, NY ____ Friends in Sunnyside have recently received word that P.F.C. Gifford C. Kellogg is now stationed "somewhere in North Africa."
  Family ID	F35207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gross, Onilee Irene,   b. 21 Sep 1925, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. May 2017, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1945	Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Hamilton, Rodney James,   b. 18 Feb 1949, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 3 Sep 2014, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hamilton, S.L.
  Family ID	F55478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Apr 1923 - Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA _MILT - in the Hawaiian Islands during the Japanese attack. - 7 Dec 1941 - Hawaii, USA World War II - in the Hawaiian Islands during the Japanese attack. - 7 Dec 1942 - Hawaii, USA Marriage - 13 Jan 1945 - Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA census 1950 - StreetAddress: Academy Street; Age: 27; Pumper Occupation: Pumper; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 53-32; HoursWorked: 48; Industry: Oil Lease; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married - 13 Apr 1950 - Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 4 Mar 2011 - Inverness, Citrus, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Sergt. Donald R. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse, has been promoted to his present rank from corporal. He has been with the 19th Bomb Squadron overseas for the past seventeen months. His brother, P.F.C. James E. Hamilton, is also stationed overseas. He was in the Hawaiian Islands at the time of the Jap attack there December 7, 1941. ______ Over Two Years in Pacific Area Gets Home T. Sgt. Donald R. Hamilton, bombardier, serving in the Pacific area for the past 26 months, is spending a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hamilton, of Shinglehouse. Sergeant Hamilton has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He brought home a Jap flag for a souvenir. ________ P.F.C. Gifford Kellogg, of Sunyside, near Shinglehouse, has been transferred from Atlanta, Ga. He states his new address is: No. 33408540, A.P.O. 8772, care of Post Master, New York City, NY ____ Friends in Sunnyside have recently received word that P.F.C. Gifford C. Kellogg is now stationed "somewhere in North Africa."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2595] census 1950 USA PA, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3363; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 53-32. Record for Christy R Wetzel (26) facts 20231024GHLn- Record for David L Wetzel (5) facts ....... (31) Record for William R Maxson (25) facts . (56) Record for Leonard Edwards (15) facts .... (71) Record for Sherry L Scobille (6) facts ..... (77) Record for James P Hamilton (20) facts .... (97) Record for Owen T Jenkins (15) facts .... (112) 20231024GHLn- Christy R Wetzel in the 1950 United States Federal Census date April 13 1950 Mary K. Foote Name Christy R Wetzel Age 54 Birth abt 1896 West Virginia Gender Male Race White Status Married Relation Head Home Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Street Academy Street House Nr 9 Dwelling 36 Farm No Acres No Inferred Previous Res: Ei Occ Well Drilling Industry Gas Lease Father Birth USA Mother Birth USA Occ Cat Other Worked Last Week No Seeking Work Yes Worker Class Private Same House No School Completed S8 Grade Completed Yes School Attendance 30 or over Weeks Worked 40 Income 1600 Other Income none Relative Income 1000 Relative Other Income 19 Relative Supplemental Income none World War II Veteran Yes World War I Veteran No Veteran No Household Members Oswayo ST William R Maxson 33 Head L Lucille L Maxson 30 Wife Gary L Maxson 11 Son Lawrence C Maxson 10 Son Ronald W Maxson 9 Son Academy ST Leonard Edwards 55 Head Marian M Edwards 53 Wife Gerald L Edwards 15 Son Sherry L Scobille 4 Granddaughter James P Hamilton 27 Head Onilee I Hamilton 24 Wife Sandra L Hamilton 4 Daughter Rodney J Hamilton 1 Son Christy R Wetzel 54 Head Melda Wetzel 53 Wife Mary Ellen Wetzel 20 Daughter Marcella E Wetzel 19 Daughter Robert V Wetzel 13 Son David L Wetzel 5 Grandson Owen T Jenkins 48 Head Lydia R Jenkins 48 Wife Gail A Jenkins 13 Daughter National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3363; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 53-32 Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration Record for William R Maxson (25) facts Street Name Oswayo Street House Number 77 Dwelling Number 33 Farm No Acres No Occupation Cheese Maker Industry Cheese Factory Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 70 Worker Class Own Business Household Members William R Maxson 33 Head L Lucille L Maxson 30 Wife Gary L Maxson 11 Son Lawrence C Maxson 10 Son Ronald W Maxson 9 Son Record for Leonard Edwards (15) facts Occ Piles Lumber Industry Saw Mill Occ Cat Working Hrs Worked 48 Class Private Household Members Leonard Edwards 55 Head Marian M Edwards 53 Wife Gerald L Edwards 15 Son Sherry L Scobille 4 Granddaughter Street Name Academy Street House Number 7 Dwelling Number 35 Farm No Acres No Occupation Pumper Industry Oil Lease Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 48 Worker Class Private Household Members James P Hamilton 27 Head Onilee I Hamilton 24 Wife Sandra L Hamilton 4 Daughter Rodney J Hamilton 1 Son Record for Owen T Jenkins (15) facts Occupation Hatchery Worker Industry Chicken hatchery Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 80 Worker Class Own Business Household Members Owen T Jenkins 48 Head Lydia R Jenkins 48 Wife Gail A Jenkins 13 Daughter At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

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TNG ID: I50159