1. James Byrne HAMMOND [scrapbook] was born 1 7 Jun 1912 in La Grange, Cook Co., Illinois. He died 4 Feb 2007 in El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas. [Parents]
Obituary from the El Paso Times:
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James Byrne Hammond, 94, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007 in El Paso, Texas. He was a native of Cook County, Illinois and a resident of El Paso for the past 57 years. He was retired from a civil service position at Ft. Bliss. During WWII, he served in Italy, North Africa and the Pacific as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Gertrude Ida (Trotter-Fluharty) of El Paso, his parents Albert Leroy and Agnes May (Byrne) Hammond of Chicago, Illinois, 5 brothers and 1 sister. Survivors include three children: Mary Ann Hammond, a Peace Corp volunteer in Jordan, James Roy Hammond of Balley, Washington, and Donald Alan Hammond of Chaparral, New Mexico; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
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