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 =====Herb Hamilton=====
-Major Herbert B. Hamilton entered training from [[Lewistown PA|Lewistown, Pennsylvania]]. He is retired in the [[PenDel Division]].
+Major **Herbert Benjamin Hamilton Jr.** entered training from [[Lewistown PA|Lewistown, Pennsylvania]]. He was retired in the [[PenDel Division]].
 ^Major Herb Hamilton||
+|{{hamilton_herb.png}}||
 ^Rank|Major|
 ^Session|Courageous|
+^Birth Date|August 9, 1935|
 ^Death Date|January 20, 2025|
 ^Relations|[[C. Rea Hamilton|Major C. Rea Hamilton (wife)]]|
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 |Corps Officer - [[Allentown PA|Allentown, Pennsylvania]]|Major|January 1987|June 29, 1988|
 |Eastern Territory ARC Command|Major|1988|1989|
+====Two Salvation Army Youths to Enter New York Training School====
+A special farewell service for two local young people will be held on Sunday at The Salvation Army Klondike Citadel at 7:30 p.m.
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+Candidate Julia Freed of Glenwood, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoar, and Candidate Herbert Hamilton Jr. of R.D. 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hamilton who were accepted earlier in the year by the territorial candidates board in New York City, will participate in the service of farewell held in their honor.
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+The Training School, located in the Bronx, New York City, will open next Wednesday at which time 60 young men and women from 11 eastern states will commence their training to become full time Salvation Army officers.
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+Julia and Herbert will leave Lewistown by car on Wednesday morning to be at the training school for the opening of the school. Three other officers from the local corps are serving on the field and with the two now entering the school will make a total of five officers from the Lewistown Corps in the past six years.
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+Candidate Freed has been employed as a corps helper, assisting in the local activities and in the office for the past ten months and Candidate Hamilton has been in the employ of Danks & Co. during the past year.
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+The Sunday evening service will be open to the public and representatives from the young peoples and senior departments of the corps will participate in the service. Candidate Freed will bring the message and Candidate Hamilton will lead in part of the service. This year's session name will be "Courageous" and the candidates will hold the rank of cadets upon entering the school.
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+A social farewell party will take place on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at Klondike.
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+Julia has been active in the young people's corps as a junior soldier. She received the general's medal as a Girl Guard and will receive a $35 scholarship towards her school fee certificate having completed six years of corps cadet Bible studies. She was enrolled as a senior soldier in April, 1953, and has been a Sunday school teacher along with taking an active part in the Torchbearers, divisional camp and various other activities.
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+Herbert, attended some of the youth activities as a youngster but only more recently became more active. He was enrolled as a senior soldier on April, 1956. He too has been teaching a Sunday school class, was Torchbearer Club president and was instrumental in the formation of the Salvation Army Boy Scout Troop 100. The troop prospered under his leadership as scoutmaster, a position he had held up to a few months ago.
+//The Lewistown Sentinel//
 ====Salvation Army Commanders Leaving Allentown With Regrets====
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 //The Morning Call, June 23, 1988//
-====Two Salvation Army Youths to Enter New York Training School====
+====Obituary====
-A special farewell service for two local young people will be held on Sunday at The Salvation Army Klondike Citadel at 7:30 p.m.
+Major Herbert B. Hamilton Jr, 89, of Lewistown, passed away on January 20, 2025, at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.
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-Candidate Julia Freed of Glenwood, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoar, and Candidate Herbert Hamilton Jr. of R.D. 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hamilton who were accepted earlier in the year by the territorial candidates board in New York City, will participate in the service of farewell held in their honor.
+Born on August 9, 1935, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Herbert B. Hamilton Sr. and Sara (Siebert) Hamilton.
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-The Training School, located in the Bronx, New York City, will open next Wednesday at which time 60 young men and women from 11 eastern states will commence their training to become full time Salvation Army officers.
+In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Clarence W. Hamilton, Helen J. ‘Honey’ Hamilton, and Elsie Mae Ramsey.
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-Julia and Herbert will leave Lewistown by car on Wednesday morning to be at the training school for the opening of the school. Three other officers from the local corps are serving on the field and with the two now entering the school will make a total of five officers from the Lewistown Corps in the past six years.
+He is survived by his wife, Caroline ‘Rea’ (Faulds) Hamilton, whom he married July 18, 1959; son, Herbert B. Hamilton III, of Cleveland, Ohio; and a sister, Ruth Broome and husband, Robert, of Lewistown.
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-Candidate Freed has been employed as a corps helper, assisting in the local activities and in the office for the past ten months and Candidate Hamilton has been in the employ of Danks & Co. during the past year.
+Herb attended Lewistown High School.
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-The Sunday evening service will be open to the public and representatives from the young peoples and senior departments of the corps will participate in the service. Candidate Freed will bring the message and Candidate Hamilton will lead in part of the service. This year's session name will be "Courageous" and the candidates will hold the rank of cadets upon entering the school.
+In his earlier years, he worked at Dank’s Department Store and served as a cook in the Army National Guard.
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-A social farewell party will take place on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at Klondike.
+In 1957, Herb entered the Salvation Army School for Officers Training. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1958 and spent most of his career as a Salvation Army officer in New England until retiring in 1999.
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-Julia has been active in the young people's corps as a junior soldier. She received the general's medal as a Girl Guard and will receive a $35 scholarship towards her school fee certificate having completed six years of corps cadet Bible studies. She was enrolled as a senior soldier in April, 1953, and has been a Sunday school teacher along with taking an active part in the Torchbearers, divisional camp and various other activities.
+Herb was a member of the Salvation Army Lewistown Corps.  He enjoyed attending the Lewistown Senior Center at Knepp Avenue, where he played the piano and entertained patrons.
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-Herbert, attended some of the youth activities as a youngster but only more recently became more active. He was enrolled as a senior soldier on April, 1956. He too has been teaching a Sunday school class, was Torchbearer Club president and was instrumental in the formation of the Salvation Army Boy Scout Troop 100. The troop prospered under his leadership as scoutmaster, a position he had held up to a few months ago.
+A viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at Heller-Hoenstine Funeral Homes, Woodlawn, 200 North Main Street, Lewistown, immediately followed by a promotion to glory service, at the Funeral Home, with [[Robert Goding|Major Robert Goding]] officiating.
+\\ \\
-//The Lewistown Sentinel//
+Interment will take place at Mount Rock Cemetery.
+\\ \\
+In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Herbert’s memory to The Salvation Army, 9 S. Dorcas St., Lewistown, PA 17044.  Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.hellerhoenstinefuneralhome.com.
+\\ \\
+//The Lewistown Sentinel, January 22, 2025//
 ====External====
   * Private Collection of [[Andrew Peters]]
   * [[https://www.mcall.com/1988/06/23/salvation-army-commanders-leaving-allentown-with-regrets/|Salvation Army Commanders Leaving Allentown With Regrets]]
+  * [[https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/34654307/herbert-b.-hamilton,-jr.|Obituary]]