Samuel Baldwin Hannah, III of Arbovale, West Virginia.
Entered Service: April 25, 1942
Branch of Service: Army Air Corps.
Trained at San Antonio, Texas; Kelly Field, Texas; Uvalde, Texas; Randolph Field, Texas; Brooks Field, Texas.
Rank: Second Lieutenant.
At the time of his death, he was stationed at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, and went on a mission to New York with five other flyers. All were killed in a crash at Newton, New Jersey, on June 17, 1943.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Hannah of Arbovale, Pocahontas County. Funeral services were held there on June 22nd. He was the first casualty among Monongahela’s men in service. “LEST WE FORGET”
(Preserving Pocahontas Archives, World War II Collection; ID: PHP007747)
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