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Harold Chris Hasselbrink

Birth	:	1913
Death	:	1 Mar 1942
Burial	:	Hart Cemetery, Hart, Oceana County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.7033100, -86.3766600
Plot	:	Sec 5 Lot 128 Block 16
Description	:	During World War II, and the The Battle of the Java Sea, Electrician's Mate 1st Class USN Harold C. Hasselbrink was serving his country on board the U. S. S. Langley (CV-1/AV-3). The Langley was the United States first aircraft carrier and was converted to a seaplane tender in 1937. In the early hours of February 27, 1942, the Langley along with her anti-submarine screen, destroyers Whipple and Edsall, were about 75 miles south of Tjilatjap, Java, when nine Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked her. The first and second Japanese strikes were unsuccessful, but... Read More	During World War II, and the The Battle of the Java Sea, Electrician's Mate 1st Class USN Harold C. Hasselbrink was serving his country on board the U. S. S. Langley (CV-1/AV-3). The Langley was the United States first aircraft carrier and was converted to a seaplane tender in 1937. In the early hours of February 27, 1942, the Langley along with her anti-submarine screen, destroyers Whipple and Edsall, were about 75 miles south of Tjilatjap, Java, when nine Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked her. The first and second Japanese strikes were unsuccessful, but during the third, the Langley took five hits and 16 crewmen were killed. Badly damaged and on fire the ship was unable to negotiate the narrow mouth of Tjilatjap harbor. The Langley went dead in the water, as her engine room flooded and the order to abandon ship was passed. The escorting destroyers scuttled her to ensure she didn't fall into enemy hands, and she sank. Harold C. Hasselbrink, EM1c USN, was officially listed as lost at sea March 1, 1942

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Harold Chris Hasselbrink's memorial is located at: Hart Cemetery, Hart, Oceana County, USA.
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Harold Chris Hasselbrink death on 1 Mar 1942 in
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Latitude: 43.7033100
Longitude: -86.3766600

Family Members:

Parent

Carl William Hasselbrink

(1890 - 1968)

Verna I Swigart Hasselbrink

(1889 - 1972)

Siblings

George Carl Hasselbrink

(1912 - 1993)

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Coordinate: 43.7033100, -86.3766600

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