Hetsler Stanley E.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Stanley E. Hetsler

Rank:

Private First Class

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Unit:

Air Transport Command

Date of Death:

1944-06-29

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio

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Stanley E. Hetsler was born in 1910. He served in the Air Transport Command as a Private First Class and Radio Operator of an aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 29, 1944 while flying over "The Hump" and is has a cenotaph in the Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, USA. Stanley was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China. His current burial place is unknown.