Name:
Jay Donald Hadra
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-05-15
State:
California
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
C
Row:
Grave:
1634
Decoration:
Comments:
Jay Donald Hadra was born on March 26, 1925. He served in the 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He died on May 15, 1945 at the age of 20 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. 2Lt Hadra 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 1945-05-05.