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Chester A. Hammond

Ground Crew on Full HouseTinian Island

Wendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
The Full House

Chester A. Hammond served as a corporal in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew on the B-29 Full House.

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