An October 18, 1945, Lowell Tribune article (page 1, column 2) listed Francis L. Hamilton of Lowell as having been inducted into the Army on October 11, 1945.
This Lowell Tribune article was found in the January 3, 1946, issue (page 2, column 1):
Pvt. Francis Hamilton returned to Keesler Field Sunday after spending Christmas with his parents, the Edward Hamiltons.