The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
HAMMANN, CHARLES HAZELTINE
Rank and Organization: Ensign, U.S. Naval
Reserve Fleet. Born: 16 March 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.
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