Hallmark

Dean Edward Hallmark, 0-431081, First Lieutenant

Pilot Crew 6

Born January 20, 1914, Robert Lee, Texas
Executed by Japanese firing squad, October 15, 1942

Graduated from Greenville High School in Greenville, Texas and attended Paris Junior College, Texas and Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Alabama for two years.  Entered service on November 21, 1940 at Houston, Texas.  Graduated as Pilot and commissioned as Second Lieutenant from Advanced Flying School, Stockton, California in July 1941.  Joined 95th Bomb Squadron at Pendleton, Oregon.  Was captured by the Japanese and executed on October 15, 1942 at Kiangwan Prison, Shanghai, China.  Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart (posthumous), and the Chinese Breast Order of Pao Ting.

Executed at Kiangwan Cemetery, Shanghai, China
Cremated and remains taken to the International Funeral Home in Shanghai, China
Discovered after the war stored under the name “J. Smith”