World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Oscar Henry 'Tiny' Hazlip
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Olive, Creek County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN NAVAL SERVICE IN 1941 AT AGE 17 IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH VP-22 UNTIL ABOUT APRIL 18, 1942 WHEN THE UNIT WAS DECOMMISSIONED; THEN SERVED WITH VP-24. SERVED AS A PLANE CAPTAIN FLYING NAVY PATROL BOMBER PBY-5 AND PBYA 'CATALINA' FLYING BOAT AIRCRAFT. HE WAS IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED HIS SQUADRON'S AIRCRAFT. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS AND AT OKINAWA. CONTINUED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.