416th Bombardment Group (L) T/Sgt. Richard Lee ("Hap") Haptonstall Airplane Crew Chief,  35161441 Died in the Line of Duty - Sep 27, 1944 669th Bombardment Squadron (L)

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Born: 09-Mar-1913, West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana Entered Military Service: Date: 14-Jun-1941 At: Ft Benjamin Harrison, IN From: Boone County, Indiana NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 35161441 Buried: West Lebanon Cemetery, West Lebanon, Indiana On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave

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T/Sgt. Richard Lee Haptonstall died on September 27, 1944, 3 days after injuries received on September 24, 1944 when an aircraft engine fell on him as he was helping to change the engine.

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Birth Certificate	1920 US Census	Headstone Application	Headstone Application
Headstone	WW II Army and Army Air Force Casualty List	National World War II Memorial Registry

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