The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Thomas Ray Hamilton
Rank
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Unit
USS Ernest G. Small
Date of Death
October 7, 1951
Seaman (E3) Hamilton was a member of the Destroyer DD 838, "USS ERNEST G. SMALL." He was Killed in Action while engaged with the enemy in Korea on October 7, 1951, when his ship struck an enemy mine. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.