Individual Details

William "Willy" Hartman

(19 Aug 1921 - 13 Jun 1942)

Events

Birth19 Aug 1921Roy, Fergus, Montana, USA
Residence1930Plum Creek, Fergus, Montana, USA
Military12 Sep 1940U.S. Army Air Corps - Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California.
Death13 Jun 1942during World War II - a Japanese prison camp, the Philippines
BurialManila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Phillipines

Families

FatherJohn Hartman (1885 - 1969)
MotherOlga A. Pospisil (1897 - 1977)
SiblingLibbie I. Hartman (1915 - 2000)
SiblingErnest "Ernie" Hartman (1917 - 1996)
SiblingCharles Hartman (1919 - 2002)
SiblingFrances Hartman (1924 - 1990)
SiblingJoseph J. "Joe" Hartman (1930 - )
SiblingClara Hartman (1932 - )

Notes

Death

The war department listed Sgt. Hartman as missing as of May 7, 1942. A letter was received from General Douglas McArthur informing his family that he had died a prisoner of the enemy on June 13, 1942.. Sgt. Hartman survived the Bataan Death March only to die a prisoner of war