World War I Naval Aviation Heroes: Fliers Whose Exploits Brought Prestige to Naval Aviation: At lower left in his seaplane is Lieutenant G. H. Ludlow, who was rescued, after his plane was disabled by enemy fire, by Ensign C. H. Hammann (inset)
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hammann attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, and joined the Naval Reserve in October 1917. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, when, as a pilot of a Macchi M.5seaplane on August 21, 1918, off the Austro-Hungarian coast, he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot, George M. Ludlow, and brought him aboard, and although his plane was not designed for the double load, brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by Austrian planes. An enlisted pilot at the time, he was commissioned as an ensign in October 1918.
Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring Medal of Honor recipients Charles Hammann and Henry Gilbert Costin, both of Maryland
Rank and organization: Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve Fleet. Born: March 16, 1892, Baltimore, Md. Appointed from: Maryland.
Citation:
For extraordinary heroism as a pilot of a seaplane on 21 August 1918, when with 3 other planes Ens. Hammann took part in a patrol and attacked a superior force of enemy land planes. In the course of the engagement which followed the plane of Ens. George M. Ludlow was shot down and fell in the water 5 miles off Pola. Ens. Hammann immediately dived down and landed on the water close alongside the disabled machine, where he took Ludlow on board. Although his machine was not designed for the double load to which it was subjected, and although there was danger of attack by Austrian planes, he made his way to Porto Corsini.[1]
Leave No Man Behind: The Saga of Combat Search and Rescue
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December 15, 2023
charles, hammann, charles, hazeltine, hammann, march, 1892, june, 1919, officer, united, states, navy, early, naval, aviator, recipient, medal, honor, charles, hazeltine, hammannensign, charles, hazeltine, hammannborn, 1892, march, 1892baltimore, marylanddiedj. Charles Hazeltine Hammann March 16 1892 June 14 1919 was an officer in the United States Navy an early naval aviator and a recipient of the Medal of Honor 1 Charles Hazeltine HammannEnsign Charles Hazeltine HammannBorn 1892 03 16 March 16 1892Baltimore MarylandDiedJune 14 1919 1919 06 14 aged 27 Langley Field VirginiaAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States NavyYears of service1917 1919RankEnsignBattles warsWorld War IAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Namesakes 3 Medal of Honor citation 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBiography edit nbsp World War I Naval Aviation Heroes Fliers Whose Exploits Brought Prestige to Naval Aviation At lower left in his seaplane is Lieutenant G H Ludlow who was rescued after his plane was disabled by enemy fire by Ensign C H Hammann inset Born in Baltimore Maryland Hammann attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and joined the Naval Reserve in October 1917 He was awarded the Medal of Honor when as a pilot of a Macchi M 5 seaplane on August 21 1918 off the Austro Hungarian coast he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot George M Ludlow and brought him aboard and although his plane was not designed for the double load brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by Austrian planes An enlisted pilot at the time he was commissioned as an ensign in October 1918 Hammann was killed while on active duty at Langley Field Virginia June 14 1919 Namesakes editTwo ships have been named USS Hammann for him The first was the USS Hammann DD 412 a World War II era Sims class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy The second was the USS Hammann DE 131 an Edsall class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II Medal of Honor citation edit nbsp Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring Medal of Honor recipients Charles Hammann and Henry Gilbert Costin both of Maryland nbsp Rank and organization Ensign U S Naval Reserve Fleet Born March 16 1892 Baltimore Md Appointed from Maryland Citation For extraordinary heroism as a pilot of a seaplane on 21 August 1918 when with 3 other planes Ens Hammann took part in a patrol and attacked a superior force of enemy land planes In the course of the engagement which followed the plane of Ens George M Ludlow was shot down and fell in the water 5 miles off Pola Ens Hammann immediately dived down and landed on the water close alongside the disabled machine where he took Ludlow on board Although his machine was not designed for the double load to which it was subjected and although there was danger of attack by Austrian planes he made his way to Porto Corsini 1 See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War INotes edit a b Medal of Honor recipients World War I Archived from the original on 2008 10 18 Retrieved 2007 05 08 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Leave No Man Behind The Saga of Combat Search and RescueExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Charles Hammann at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Hammann amp oldid 1186937041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
