Hammond Dugan '24
Date of birth: February 6, 1903
Date of death: April 4, 1933
Age: 30
Lucky Bag
From the 1924 Lucky Bag:
HAMMOND JAMES DUGAN
Baltimore, Maryland
"Red"
MAN overboard!—and not in the Mess Hall either—who? Why none other than "Red"—with half the subchasers, speed boats, and motor sailers of Uncle Henry's flotilla rushing to his rescue. It is shameful, but nevertheless true, that "Red" went to the crew races Second Class year in a canoe, and gave the crowd quite a thrill by effectively demonstrating the unstability of such craft under adverse conditions—just his humble contribution to science.
The thing we haven't been able to dope out is how "Red" broke away from Baltimore with its abundance of flappers and heart-breakers, and confined himself to more distant attractions. Judging from the percentage of his study periods which he devotes to writing reams and reams of sweet nothings to some lucky girl, he must be savvy, or else in love.
"Red" doesn't spend all of his time penning his thoughts, however, for quite often he is to be found indulging in peaceful slumbers from which he always awakes with, "Gee! This is a strenuous life."
Class Lacrosse (3, 2); Numerals Lacrosse (2, 3); Class Gym (3, 2); Probation (4).
Loss
Hammond was lost when the airship USS Akron (ZRS 4) crashed off the coast of New Jersey on April 4, 1933.
Akron's executive officer, LCDR Herbert V. Wiley '15, one of only three survivors, was filmed shortly after the crash:
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Class of 1924
Hammond is one of 41 members of the Class of 1924 on Virtual Memorial Hall.
