Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 513 (VMF(AW)-513)

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Robert W. Hamilton (MCSN: 0-35990), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Plane in Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron (VMF(AW)-513), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 513 (VMF(AW)-513)

    Division:

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing

    Action Date:

    September 6 & October 21 & November 4, 1951

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Robert W. Hamilton (MCSN: 0-35990), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Pilot of a Plane in Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron (VMF(AW)-513), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 6 September, 21 October and 4 November 1951. Discovering a large hostile truck convoy in the vicinity of Singoaan while he was engaged in a night intruder mission, Captain Hamilton carried out a series of devastating attacks on his objective and destroyed nine of the vehicles. Although painfully wounded in the arm and leg by enemy shrapnel, he continued to press his attacks until his ordnance was expended and succeeded in damaging nine additional trucks. Despite serious damage to his plane by hostile ground fire during his initial run on the target while participating in a similar mission near Singye, he persisted in strafing a seven truck enemy convoy at minimum safe altitude and destroyed a truck laden with explosives. Undeterred by further damage to his aircraft, Captain Hamilton continued to attack until the failure of one engine forced him to break off the action, destroying four more vehicles in the convoy and damaging another. Locating three hostile tanks seeking concealment under a railroad overpass while he was engaged in another night intruder assignment in the vicinity of Sinmak, he bravely attacked his objective in the face of intense enemy anti-aircraft fire and, although compelled to make a hazardous recovery up the face of the mountains flanking the area, scored a direct hit on the target with a napalm bomb which caused intense fires and explosions. Quickly discovering a secondary target on which to expend the remainder of his ordnance, he pressed home repeated bombing and strafing runs on a hostile convoy, destroying three trucks and inflicting extensive damage upon four others. By his outstanding courage, superb airmanship and determined fighting spirit in the face of grave danger, Captain Hamilton was directly instrumental in dealing a damaging blow to the enemy and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 513 (VMF(AW)-513)

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Robert W. Hamilton (MCSN: 0-35990), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Plane in Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron (VMF(AW)-513), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea.