Dennis Wayne Hammond

Vietnam War
UnitCombat Air Group III, Marine Air Force
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromDetroit Michigan
Date of DeathFebruary 8 1968
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Staff Sergeant Hammond was a member of the Combat Air Group III, Marine Air Force. He was taken prisoner and died in captivity at Camp ST18, Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam on February 8, 1968. His remains were recovered on January 24, 1989 and identified on April 3, 2004. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.