World War II Honoree

Harold R. Hatley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Warren, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Steve Hatley

Relationship

Son

SERVED ON USS GEORGE DE-697. PARTICIPATED IN SUBMARINE HUNTING PATROL FROM MAY 19TH TO MAY 31, 1944. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PATROLS, THEY SANK SIX JAPANESE SUBMARINES. ON APRIL 18, 1945, THEY RESCUED THREE SURVIVORS FROM A B-29 THAT WAS FORCED TO DITCH OFF IWO JIMA. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1945, THE USS GEORGE DELIVERED SURRENDER TERMS TO A JAPANESE GARRISON STATIONED ON TRUK AT THE CAROLINE ISLANDS.