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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Jacqueline Lee Hatcher

Darrell Gene Hatcher: Born: November 13, 1936, Minneola, Kansas.
1. Graduated Colorado State University, football scholarship, December 1958.
2. Four years AFROTC participation.
3. Senior year the Air Force Commadant of Cadets. Distinguished Military Graduate/ Air Force Regular Commission.

Assignments and Aircrafts:
Feb 1959: PreFlight Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas
Mar 1959: Primary Pilot Training Malden Missouri Aircraft: T-34, T-28
Sep 1959 - Mar. 1960: Advance/Basic Pilot Training, Webb AFB, Texas, Aircraft: T-33
Mar 1960 Graduated Pilot Training/Received Wings
Apr 1960 - Sep 1960 AdvFlySchFtr, 111101B, Luke AFB, Arizona, F-100
Sep 1960 - Oct. 60: Adv Survival Training, Stead AFB, Nevada
Nov 1960 - Jan 1961 Advance Gunnery Training, Nellis AFB, Nevada, F-100
Mar 1961 - Mar 1965 50th Tac Ftr. Wing, 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn AFB, Germany, F-100
Apr 1965 - Sep 1965 435th Tac Ftr. Sqd, George Air Force Base, Victorville, CA, F-104
Oct 1965 - Dec 1965 DaNang Air Base, South Vietnam, Rotation to Kung Kuan Air Base Taiwan, F-104
Flew 62:10 combat hours & 19 combat sorties in F-104
Dec 1965 - May1966 435th Tac Ftr. Sqd, George Air Force Base CA
May 10,1966 Honorable Discharge USAF

April 11, 1966 hired on with American Airlines. Retired Captain, October 31, 1996. Mostly domiciled at LAX.
Flew: Boeing 707, MD-80, Boeing 747, DC-10. Deceased April 23, 2002.