He was the son of A.B. Hammond and Florence Abbott.[2] Hammond was born in Missoula, Montana. He attended Harvard in 1901 and 1902. From November 1915 until November 1916 he was a driver in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps on the Western Front. Upon his return to San Francisco, he entered officer's training at the Presidio in May 1917 and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant on 15 August 1917.[1]
After entering the Air Service he was trained as an observer/gunner and deployed to France. Assigned to the 91st Observation Squadron, he was credited with six official victories with his flexible Lewis machine gun, all shared with various pilots flying the French Salmson 2A2. For his valor in combat, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[3]
Hammond returned to the United States on 14 January 1919 and was discharged from the army 18 February 1919.[1] The 1940 census states he was president of a lumber and shipping company in San Francisco.[4] He died on 20 December 1945 in San Francisco.[5]
^"A.B. Hammond Dies in California at 85". January 16, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved September 21, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Franks (1992) Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918, Grub Street the Basement; First edition (May 1992), ISBN0948817542
leonard, coombes, hammond, captain, world, flying, credited, with, aerial, victories, born11, november, 1884missoula, montana, united, statesdied20, december, 1945san, francisco, california, usaallegiance, united, statesservice, branchunited, states, army, amb. Captain Leonard Coombes Hammond was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories 1 Leonard Coombes HammondBorn11 November 1884Missoula Montana United StatesDied20 December 1945San Francisco California USAAllegiance United StatesService wbr branchUnited States Army Ambulance ServiceAir Service United States ArmyYears of service1915 1919RankCaptainUnitNorton Harjes Ambulance CorpsAir Service United States Army 91st Aero SquadronBattles wars World War IAwardsDistinguished Service CrossBiography EditHe was the son of A B Hammond and Florence Abbott 2 Hammond was born in Missoula Montana He attended Harvard in 1901 and 1902 From November 1915 until November 1916 he was a driver in the Norton Harjes Ambulance Corps on the Western Front Upon his return to San Francisco he entered officer s training at the Presidio in May 1917 and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant on 15 August 1917 1 After entering the Air Service he was trained as an observer gunner and deployed to France Assigned to the 91st Observation Squadron he was credited with six official victories with his flexible Lewis machine gun all shared with various pilots flying the French Salmson 2A2 For his valor in combat he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 3 Hammond returned to the United States on 14 January 1919 and was discharged from the army 18 February 1919 1 The 1940 census states he was president of a lumber and shipping company in San Francisco 4 He died on 20 December 1945 in San Francisco 5 See also Edit World War I portal Biography portalList of World War I flying aces from the United StatesReferences Edit a b c Leonard Hammond theaerodrome com A B Hammond Dies in California at 85 January 16 1934 p 21 Retrieved September 21 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Franks 1992 Over the Front A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services 1914 1918 Grub Street the Basement First edition May 1992 ISBN 0948817542 Ancestry com 1940 census Ancestry com California Death Index 1940 1997 This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonard Coombes Hammond amp oldid 1059507465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
