The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Thomas Erle Hadley
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
November 9, 1951
First Lieutenant Hadley was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 36th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On November 9, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, rolled over and crashed into a hill near Kangdong, North Korea.