US Marine Corps
Korean War Veteran
C CO 1 BN 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV
Private First Class Hamilton was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while assaulting Hill 673 during the battle for "Kanmubong Ridge," South Korea on September 12, 1951
Bronze Star Citation
Awarded posthumously for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Kenneth Carroll Hamilton (MCSN: 1156951), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as an Ammunition Bearer in Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 12 September 1951. During his company's attack on a series of strongly fortified enemy hill positions, Private First Class Hamilton courageously exposed himself to intense hostile artillery, mortar, small arms and automatic weapons fire to keep his machine gun supplied with ammunition. Realizing that an adjacent squad was running dangerously low on ammunition, he unhesitatingly moved through a mined area to supply them and, when the automatic weapons fire was masked by attacking infantrymen during the final stages of the attack, volunteered to go forward as a rifleman with a badly depleted rifle squad. Boldly charging forward through heavy enemy fire, he single-handedly assaulted a large hostile bunker and succeeded in neutralizing it completely before he fell, mortally wounded. By his heroic initiative, indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave danger, Private First Class Hamilton upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
Korean War Veteran
C CO 1 BN 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV
Private First Class Hamilton was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while assaulting Hill 673 during the battle for "Kanmubong Ridge," South Korea on September 12, 1951
Bronze Star Citation
Awarded posthumously for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Kenneth Carroll Hamilton (MCSN: 1156951), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as an Ammunition Bearer in Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 12 September 1951. During his company's attack on a series of strongly fortified enemy hill positions, Private First Class Hamilton courageously exposed himself to intense hostile artillery, mortar, small arms and automatic weapons fire to keep his machine gun supplied with ammunition. Realizing that an adjacent squad was running dangerously low on ammunition, he unhesitatingly moved through a mined area to supply them and, when the automatic weapons fire was masked by attacking infantrymen during the final stages of the attack, volunteered to go forward as a rifleman with a badly depleted rifle squad. Boldly charging forward through heavy enemy fire, he single-handedly assaulted a large hostile bunker and succeeded in neutralizing it completely before he fell, mortally wounded. By his heroic initiative, indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave danger, Private First Class Hamilton upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
US Marine Corps
Korean War Veteran
C CO 1 BN 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV
Private First Class Hamilton was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while assaulting Hill 673 during the battle for "Kanmubong Ridge," South Korea on September 12, 1951
Bronze Star Citation
Awarded posthumously for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Kenneth Carroll Hamilton (MCSN: 1156951), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as an Ammunition Bearer in Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 12 September 1951. During his company's attack on a series of strongly fortified enemy hill positions, Private First Class Hamilton courageously exposed himself to intense hostile artillery, mortar, small arms and automatic weapons fire to keep his machine gun supplied with ammunition. Realizing that an adjacent squad was running dangerously low on ammunition, he unhesitatingly moved through a mined area to supply them and, when the automatic weapons fire was masked by attacking infantrymen during the final stages of the attack, volunteered to go forward as a rifleman with a badly depleted rifle squad. Boldly charging forward through heavy enemy fire, he single-handedly assaulted a large hostile bunker and succeeded in neutralizing it completely before he fell, mortally wounded. By his heroic initiative, indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave danger, Private First Class Hamilton upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
Korean War Veteran
C CO 1 BN 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV
Private First Class Hamilton was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while assaulting Hill 673 during the battle for "Kanmubong Ridge," South Korea on September 12, 1951
Bronze Star Citation
Awarded posthumously for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Kenneth Carroll Hamilton (MCSN: 1156951), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as an Ammunition Bearer in Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 12 September 1951. During his company's attack on a series of strongly fortified enemy hill positions, Private First Class Hamilton courageously exposed himself to intense hostile artillery, mortar, small arms and automatic weapons fire to keep his machine gun supplied with ammunition. Realizing that an adjacent squad was running dangerously low on ammunition, he unhesitatingly moved through a mined area to supply them and, when the automatic weapons fire was masked by attacking infantrymen during the final stages of the attack, volunteered to go forward as a rifleman with a badly depleted rifle squad. Boldly charging forward through heavy enemy fire, he single-handedly assaulted a large hostile bunker and succeeded in neutralizing it completely before he fell, mortally wounded. By his heroic initiative, indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave danger, Private First Class Hamilton upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
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