Medal of Honor
1918-08-21
Adriatic Sea
- Rank at action
- Ensign
- Service
- U.S. Naval Reserve Fleet
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Not documented
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Hazeltine Hammann — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002893
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Accredited to
- Maryland
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- bce5f4e1c149100ccf6f7091b1cb53a9119e05825b20842d02140f3d9d7d54bd
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.