Frank Tiernan Hamilton ’38

Frank died Aug. 12, 2001, in Cincinnati. He prepared at Choate, and at Princeton he majored in English. He earned freshman numerals in fencing. He was a second lieutentant, field artillery, in the ROTC and joined Colonial Club. During WWII, Frank rose to the rank of major and earned five battle stars in Africa and European campaigns. From the transportation corps he moved to intelligence work, earning the US Legion of Merit and French Croix de Guerre decorations.

His postwar career was entirely with the medical equipment firm of Koenigkramer, where he became president. Active in many civic organizations, his abiding interests included the arts and, specifically, the Cincinnati Symphony, which he served as president. Outdoor hobbies included golf, fishing, hunting, travel, and photography.

Frank's wife of 50 years, the former Kathryn E. Hosford, died in 1992. In 1993 he married Mary Harding Hosford, who survives, along with his son, Frank III; his daughters, Cecille Kruger and Paula Ott; and nine grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends deep sympathy.

The Class of 1938