Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
By Desirae Funkhouser & Dustin Coquat
We interviewed Bob Hamilton who currently lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa. His birthplace is Skowhegan, Maine. He enlisted in and served in the Air Force from 1949 to 1972. During his twenty-three years in the service he achieved the rank of Master Sergeant. Mr. Hamilton also had flying status, which meant he could fly cargo around to where it was needed. He served in the Korean War which Mr. Hamilton felt was a conflict war, with actual battles, but was also a Cold War conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union. While flying in Korea, Mr. Hamilton dropped propaganda folders that were designed to help the American war effort. He said that he was fortunate to never have had a potentially deadly experience while flying. Mr. Hamilton got a lot of medals like a Meritorious Service Award, four Air Medals, an Air Force Commendation Medal, and many more. One of the highlights of his service was that he served in the first ever racially integrated flight in the Air Force.
After retiring, he worked at Offutt Air Base as a part of the radio transmissions program
for a number of years. Mr. Hamilton used his benefits through the GI Bill to pay for his college. He, like many Americans, would not have been able to attend college without that military benefit. Eventually, Mr. Hamilton became a teacher in the Omaha area. He has a son who is in the military and his grandson plans on going into the military.
The experience that we have gained interviewing Mr. Hamilton has taught us a lot
about how the Air Force is, or at least how it was back in the middle to late 1900’s. We want to thank Mr. Hamilton for letting us interview him and learn how he lived in the Air Force, and even how his life was affected by his experience in the Air Force. We have learned a lot, and maybe people will want to join the Air Force, Army, and maybe the Navy after reading what Mr. Hamilton had to say.
If people didn’t join the Army, or Air Force, the world would probably be in trouble,
having no brave people to protect us, like Mr. Hamilton. Without a defense system America
could probably be taken over and our way of life could be lost forever. We give thanks to these brave people who serve our nation so that we, as Americans, can enjoy every day freedoms we so often take for granted.
We interviewed Bob Hamilton who currently lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa. His birthplace is Skowhegan, Maine. He enlisted in and served in the Air Force from 1949 to 1972. During his twenty-three years in the service he achieved the rank of Master Sergeant. Mr. Hamilton also had flying status, which meant he could fly cargo around to where it was needed. He served in the Korean War which Mr. Hamilton felt was a conflict war, with actual battles, but was also a Cold War conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union. While flying in Korea, Mr. Hamilton dropped propaganda folders that were designed to help the American war effort. He said that he was fortunate to never have had a potentially deadly experience while flying. Mr. Hamilton got a lot of medals like a Meritorious Service Award, four Air Medals, an Air Force Commendation Medal, and many more. One of the highlights of his service was that he served in the first ever racially integrated flight in the Air Force.
After retiring, he worked at Offutt Air Base as a part of the radio transmissions program
for a number of years. Mr. Hamilton used his benefits through the GI Bill to pay for his college. He, like many Americans, would not have been able to attend college without that military benefit. Eventually, Mr. Hamilton became a teacher in the Omaha area. He has a son who is in the military and his grandson plans on going into the military.
The experience that we have gained interviewing Mr. Hamilton has taught us a lot
about how the Air Force is, or at least how it was back in the middle to late 1900’s. We want to thank Mr. Hamilton for letting us interview him and learn how he lived in the Air Force, and even how his life was affected by his experience in the Air Force. We have learned a lot, and maybe people will want to join the Air Force, Army, and maybe the Navy after reading what Mr. Hamilton had to say.
If people didn’t join the Army, or Air Force, the world would probably be in trouble,
having no brave people to protect us, like Mr. Hamilton. Without a defense system America
could probably be taken over and our way of life could be lost forever. We give thanks to these brave people who serve our nation so that we, as Americans, can enjoy every day freedoms we so often take for granted.
Robert Hamilton, Desirae Funkhouser, Dustin Coquat
