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Corp William Gene Hatley

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Corp William Gene Hatley

Birth
Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Death
8 Apr 1945 (aged 19)
At Sea
Burial
Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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William Gene Hatley

Corporal Hatley is also listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines ABMC


Corporal,U.S. Army Air Forces.400th Bomber Squadron,90th Bomber Group,Heavy.Entered the service from:North Carolina.On the 8th of April his crew took off from Mcquire Drome,Mindoro Island,on a strike mission against Shinghiku Airdrome,Formosa.His plane was lost at sea.Awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.

Citation on his marker
He lived to bear his country's arms.He died to save its honor.His sacrifice will keep aglow the flaming torch that lights our lives that millions yet unborn may know the priceless joy of liberty.And we who pay him homage,and revere his memory,in solemn pride rededicate ourselves to a complete fulfillment of the task for which he so gallantly placed his life upon the alter of man's freedom.

This Memorial is a Cenotaph.
William Gene Hatley

Corporal Hatley is also listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines ABMC


Corporal,U.S. Army Air Forces.400th Bomber Squadron,90th Bomber Group,Heavy.Entered the service from:North Carolina.On the 8th of April his crew took off from Mcquire Drome,Mindoro Island,on a strike mission against Shinghiku Airdrome,Formosa.His plane was lost at sea.Awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.

Citation on his marker
He lived to bear his country's arms.He died to save its honor.His sacrifice will keep aglow the flaming torch that lights our lives that millions yet unborn may know the priceless joy of liberty.And we who pay him homage,and revere his memory,in solemn pride rededicate ourselves to a complete fulfillment of the task for which he so gallantly placed his life upon the alter of man's freedom.

This Memorial is a Cenotaph.

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  • Created by: Rodney Plowman
  • Added: Jul 20, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55205071/william_gene-hatley: accessed ), memorial page for Corp William Gene Hatley (9 Jul 1925–8 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55205071, citing Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Rodney Plowman (contributor 47312097).