George Kent HAMMOND (1917-)

 

Name:

HAMMOND, George Kent, BEM

Nationality:

Canadian

Regiment/Service:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Rank/ Trade:

Flight Sergeant

Service No.:

R/68722

Date of Birth:

13 December 1917 - 

HAMMOND, FS George Kent (R68722) - British Empire Medal - RCAF Overseas Headquarters - Award effective 13 June 1946 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 660/46 dated 5 July 1946. Born 13 December 1917. Home in Fort William, Ontario; enlisted there 25 October 1940 for General Duties. To No.1A Manning Depot, 22 November 1940. Promoted Acting Corporal, 19 December 1940. Reverted to AC1, 27 January 1941. Promoted Acting Sergeant, 19 February 1941. Reverted to Corporal, 1 March 1941. Promoted Sergeant, 21 March 1941; reverted to LAC, 27 April 1941. To No.2 ANS, 30 September 1941. To No.1 CNS, 25 May 1942. To "Y" Depot, 9 June 1944. Taken on strength of No.3 PRC, 16 June 1944. Repatriated 8 May 1946. Released 28 May 1946. Governor General's Records (RG.7 Group 26 Volume 60, file 190-I, dossier 9) has citation.

This non-commissioned officer, although completely strange to the Laundry Industry at the beginning, has shown outstanding initiative and aggressiveness in the operation of his unit. He has been always on the job and consistently tried to give more and better service to the personnel on the Wing. He has always kept his unit in top condition and the large number of moves to new locations have been carried out with a maximum of slickness and despatch and a minimum of confusion and lost operational time. As the result of his efforts, his unit has given enviable laundry service to Wing personnel and attached units as well as to hospitals, canteens or any other units needing his services. He has been a thorough organizer and an untiring worker, with good ideas and the ability to put them over.

SOURCE: Hugh Halliday (August 10, 2010).

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