Name:
Richard Martin Hurrell
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
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Unit:
1333rd Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Death:
1945-03-15
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Washington
Plot:
Veterans Memorial Cemetery - San Juan
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Richard Martin Hurrell was born on February 19, 1909. He served in the 1333rd Army Air Force as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. Richard died on March 15, 1945 at the age of 36 and is now buried in the Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. He 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 but death date is inscribed as 1945-03-16.