Unfortunately Hamann was killed in an aircraft accident at Langley Field, Virginia less than a year later. Hence the Sims Class destroyer named for him sunk at the Battle of Midway.
Any idea where to obtain a good resume of Hammann’s brief sojourn on this earth? His family, upbringing, etc? Fascinating he was likely raised in the same place and era as Babe Ruth.
Does such a bio exist? If not, it should!
USS Hammann DD-412 was tied up along side the damaged USS Yorktown CV-5 on June the 6th 1942. She was aiding the DC parties on Yorktown when 1 of 4 torpedoes fired at Yorktown, by a Japanese submarine, hit her amidships. She sank in less than 4 minutes. Eighty of her sailors were killed. In later years, Hammann survivors were always warmly welcomed at the reunions of the Yorktown crew.