According to Claggett's brother Ellis, Claggett had been flying a large torpedo bomber containing two other A.F. personnel. He had missed the carrier deck while making a routine landing. The plane flipped over and was either drowned in the ocean or killed instantly from the impact. What actually happened will never be known as his body was never recovered from the ocean. The other two men in the plane survived the crash because they were in cockpits facing upward when the plane flipped over, while Claggett was on the bottom.
In addition to the Honolulu memorial, there is a stone for Claggett next to his parents in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Point of Rocks, Maryland. [see Find A Grave Memorial# 15586432]
LIEUT. HAWKINS LOST IN CRASH OF BOMBER [From The Frederick Post – February 12, 1945, pg. #3]
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Pippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Va., and formerly of this country, received word from the Navy Department that their son Lieutenant (j. g.) Claggett Hartman Hawkins, 22, squadron leader and pilot of a torpedo bomber, was reported missing December 6. The flyer's plane crashed in the Pacific and the telegram reporting him missing was followed by a letter from a friend that Lieut. Hawkins was killed in the crash.
Lieut. Hawkins was born in Montgomery County, the son of Edward F. Hawkins of Boyds, and Mrs. Alice Hartman Hawkins, of Point of Rocks. He graduated from Occoquan high school in 1939 and attended George Washington University. He enlisted in the Navy September 1, 1942, receiving his commission at Pensacola, Fla, September 7, 1943. He went overseas last October 15. Prior to his enlistment, Lieut. Hawkins was employed by the F.B.I., at Washington.
In addition to his parents, Lieut. Hawkins is survived by a brother, Ellis. He was engaged to Miss Doris Ann Strother, of Lincoln, Neb., the wedding to have taken place upon his return from overseas.
Memorial services for Lieut. Hawkins will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, February 18, at Dumfries M. E. church, Dumfries, Va.
MISSING IN PACIFIC [From The Frederick Post – February 21, 1945, pg. #5]
Lieut. Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Woodbridge, Va., formerly of this section, was reported by the Navy to be missing in the Pacific. A torpedo bomber pilot, Lieut. Hawkins was later reported in a letter from a friend to have been killed in the crash.
In addition to the Honolulu memorial, there is a stone for Claggett next to his parents in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Point of Rocks, Maryland. [see Find A Grave Memorial# 15586432]
LIEUT. HAWKINS LOST IN CRASH OF BOMBER [From The Frederick Post – February 12, 1945, pg. #3]
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Pippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Va., and formerly of this country, received word from the Navy Department that their son Lieutenant (j. g.) Claggett Hartman Hawkins, 22, squadron leader and pilot of a torpedo bomber, was reported missing December 6. The flyer's plane crashed in the Pacific and the telegram reporting him missing was followed by a letter from a friend that Lieut. Hawkins was killed in the crash.
Lieut. Hawkins was born in Montgomery County, the son of Edward F. Hawkins of Boyds, and Mrs. Alice Hartman Hawkins, of Point of Rocks. He graduated from Occoquan high school in 1939 and attended George Washington University. He enlisted in the Navy September 1, 1942, receiving his commission at Pensacola, Fla, September 7, 1943. He went overseas last October 15. Prior to his enlistment, Lieut. Hawkins was employed by the F.B.I., at Washington.
In addition to his parents, Lieut. Hawkins is survived by a brother, Ellis. He was engaged to Miss Doris Ann Strother, of Lincoln, Neb., the wedding to have taken place upon his return from overseas.
Memorial services for Lieut. Hawkins will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, February 18, at Dumfries M. E. church, Dumfries, Va.
MISSING IN PACIFIC [From The Frederick Post – February 21, 1945, pg. #5]
Lieut. Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Woodbridge, Va., formerly of this section, was reported by the Navy to be missing in the Pacific. A torpedo bomber pilot, Lieut. Hawkins was later reported in a letter from a friend to have been killed in the crash.
According to Claggett's brother Ellis, Claggett had been flying a large torpedo bomber containing two other A.F. personnel. He had missed the carrier deck while making a routine landing. The plane flipped over and was either drowned in the ocean or killed instantly from the impact. What actually happened will never be known as his body was never recovered from the ocean. The other two men in the plane survived the crash because they were in cockpits facing upward when the plane flipped over, while Claggett was on the bottom.
In addition to the Honolulu memorial, there is a stone for Claggett next to his parents in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Point of Rocks, Maryland. [see Find A Grave Memorial# 15586432]
LIEUT. HAWKINS LOST IN CRASH OF BOMBER [From The Frederick Post – February 12, 1945, pg. #3]
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Pippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Va., and formerly of this country, received word from the Navy Department that their son Lieutenant (j. g.) Claggett Hartman Hawkins, 22, squadron leader and pilot of a torpedo bomber, was reported missing December 6. The flyer's plane crashed in the Pacific and the telegram reporting him missing was followed by a letter from a friend that Lieut. Hawkins was killed in the crash.
Lieut. Hawkins was born in Montgomery County, the son of Edward F. Hawkins of Boyds, and Mrs. Alice Hartman Hawkins, of Point of Rocks. He graduated from Occoquan high school in 1939 and attended George Washington University. He enlisted in the Navy September 1, 1942, receiving his commission at Pensacola, Fla, September 7, 1943. He went overseas last October 15. Prior to his enlistment, Lieut. Hawkins was employed by the F.B.I., at Washington.
In addition to his parents, Lieut. Hawkins is survived by a brother, Ellis. He was engaged to Miss Doris Ann Strother, of Lincoln, Neb., the wedding to have taken place upon his return from overseas.
Memorial services for Lieut. Hawkins will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, February 18, at Dumfries M. E. church, Dumfries, Va.
MISSING IN PACIFIC [From The Frederick Post – February 21, 1945, pg. #5]
Lieut. Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Woodbridge, Va., formerly of this section, was reported by the Navy to be missing in the Pacific. A torpedo bomber pilot, Lieut. Hawkins was later reported in a letter from a friend to have been killed in the crash.
In addition to the Honolulu memorial, there is a stone for Claggett next to his parents in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Point of Rocks, Maryland. [see Find A Grave Memorial# 15586432]
LIEUT. HAWKINS LOST IN CRASH OF BOMBER [From The Frederick Post – February 12, 1945, pg. #3]
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Pippon Lodge, Woodbridge, Va., and formerly of this country, received word from the Navy Department that their son Lieutenant (j. g.) Claggett Hartman Hawkins, 22, squadron leader and pilot of a torpedo bomber, was reported missing December 6. The flyer's plane crashed in the Pacific and the telegram reporting him missing was followed by a letter from a friend that Lieut. Hawkins was killed in the crash.
Lieut. Hawkins was born in Montgomery County, the son of Edward F. Hawkins of Boyds, and Mrs. Alice Hartman Hawkins, of Point of Rocks. He graduated from Occoquan high school in 1939 and attended George Washington University. He enlisted in the Navy September 1, 1942, receiving his commission at Pensacola, Fla, September 7, 1943. He went overseas last October 15. Prior to his enlistment, Lieut. Hawkins was employed by the F.B.I., at Washington.
In addition to his parents, Lieut. Hawkins is survived by a brother, Ellis. He was engaged to Miss Doris Ann Strother, of Lincoln, Neb., the wedding to have taken place upon his return from overseas.
Memorial services for Lieut. Hawkins will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, February 18, at Dumfries M. E. church, Dumfries, Va.
MISSING IN PACIFIC [From The Frederick Post – February 21, 1945, pg. #5]
Lieut. Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins, Woodbridge, Va., formerly of this section, was reported by the Navy to be missing in the Pacific. A torpedo bomber pilot, Lieut. Hawkins was later reported in a letter from a friend to have been killed in the crash.
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