Masaki Hattori

Portrait of Masaki Hattori
Bio

Born in Stockton, California, November 21, 1936
Admitted to the University of California, Davis campus in Food Technology, College of Agriculture, 1954
Member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Awarded Sears Roebuck Foundation Scholarship for 1954-55
Awarded Frank & Ivy Meyers Scholarship for 1955-56
Vice President of Sophomore Class
Graduated University of California, Davis, June 1958 with a B.S. in Food Technology

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, June 1958 Military Training Schools:
Artillery-Missile School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, November 26, 1958 United States Army Aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama; Primary Flight Training, 1959
United States Army Aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama; AATC, 1959 Ross School; Instructor Flying Course 1960
United States Army Aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama; A0-1 Aircraft (Mohawk), 1961; Transition Course, 196:
United States Army Cold Weather & Mountain School, Fort Greeley, Alaska; Instructors Course, 1962 Artillery-Missile School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma & Fort Bliss, Texas; Artillery Officers Career Course, 1960
United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Airborne Course, 1964
United States Army Aviation, Germany; Primary Helicopter & UH 1-B, 1967

Promotions

Jan 1959, 1st Lt, Fort Lewis, Washington Nov 1962, Captain, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Jan 1967, Major, Germany

Duty Assignments

1959-61, 4th Aviation Bn, Fort Lewis, Washington 1961-63, Aviation Bn, Fort Richardson, Alaska
1964-65, Hq. Btry, 5th How Bn., 27th Arty, Fort Lewis, Washington 1965-66, 73rd Aviation Bn, Vang Tau, Vietnam
1966-67, 122nd Aviation Bn, Hanau, Germany
18th Aviation Bn, Hanau, Germany
1968 Can Tho, Vietnam

Major Hattori was killed while piloting a reconnaissance aircraft on 4/23/68 in South Vietnam.

Decorations and Awards

Distinguished Flying Cross,
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,
Purple Heart.
Air Medal-first through twelfth oak leaf cluster,
Air Medal-thirteenth through sixteenth oak leaf cluster,
National Defense Service Medal,
Vietnam Service Medal,
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon; Awarded posthumously;

Branch of Service