Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph H. Hatcher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kilgore, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TECHNICAL SERGEANT, NOSE GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 90TH BOMB GROUP 'THE JOLLY ROGERS', 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), FIFTH AIR FORCE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF RICHARD A. ADAMS CREW. ON A BOMBING MISSION, DECEMBER 1, 1943, THE PLANE WAS ATTACKED AND DAMAGED BY ENEMY FIRE. THEY HAD TO MAKE A FORCED WATER LANDING. HE HAD RELEASED THE RAFTS BEFORE THE PLANE SANK AND HELPED ADAMS GET OUT OF THE CRAFT. HE SURVIVED THE CRASH.