Haptonstall Richard Lee ("Hap")

Monuments

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers American Cemetery Memorial

Name:

Richard Lee ("Hap") Haptonstall

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

35161441

Unit:

669th Bomber Squadron (L), 416th Bomb Group (L)

Date of Death:

1944-09-27

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

West Lebanon Cemetery, Indiana

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Richard Lee ("Hap") Haptonstall was born on March 9, 1913. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Technical Sergeant in the 669th Battalion Squad, 416th Battalion Group. He entered military service on June 14, 1941 in Indiana. An unfortunate accident on the 24th robbed the Squadron of one of its finest young men. Technical Sergeant Richard L. Haptonstall, a crew chief, was helping to change an airplane engine when the engine fell on him. It crushed his chest, and he died within a short time. A Memorial Service was held for him with Chaplain Penticoff officiating on Sunday morning, 8 October. He died on September 27, 1944, was initially buried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at West Lebanon Cemetery, Indiana.