Jay Hammond
4th Governor of Alaska
In office December 2, 1974 – December 6, 1982
Lieutenant	Lowell Thomas Jr. Terry Miller
Preceded by	Bill Egan
Succeeded by	Bill Sheffield
Personal details
Born	Jay Sterner Hammond (1922-07-21)July 21, 1922 Troy, New York, U.S.
Died	August 2, 2005(2005-08-02) (aged 83) Port Alsworth, Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Independent (1958–1960)
Spouse(s)	Bella Gardiner ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	3
Education	Pennsylvania State University University of Alaska, Fairbanks (BA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1942–1946
Unit	Black Sheep Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II

Jay Sterner Hammond (July 21, 1922 – August 2, 2005) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as the fourth governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982.

Hammond survived a rafting accident on August 6, 1988, while shooting an episode of the series on the Tana River in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. ^[1]

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