MS SC532

Honors Marine Corps Sergeant Harold Hammett of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was killed in action on November 20, 1943, at the Battle of Tarawa in World War II.

Hammett's remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and returned to Mississippi for burial with full military honors on January 26, 2024, more than 80 years after his death.

Hammett enlisted in the Marine Corps on August 1, 1940, served in the South Pacific beginning in July 1942, and was a member of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines when he was killed at Tarawa.

Hammett was awarded the Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation for his service.

The Legislature extends sympathy to Hammett's family and recognizes his sacrifice as a guardian of American freedom and civilization.