World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Theodore Edward Hearne
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wilmington, Delaware
Honored By
Gary L. Hearne
Relationship
Nephew
ORIGINALLY JOINED THE ROYAL AIR FORCE UNTIL AMERICA ENTERED THE WAR. SERVED FROM 1940 AS INFANTRY (ID T-192922) THEN BECAME A PILOT OF P-70 AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING A P-61 BLACK WIDOW WHEN SHOT DOWN OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND NEVER FOUND.