Hatton Randolph Edward

Monuments

Canadian Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - The North Wall

Name:

Randolph Edward Hatton

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

51775067

Unit:

8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1968-11-14

State:

Cemetery:

Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Plot:

Section N

Row:

Lot 93

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal

Comments:

Randolph Edward Hatton was born on December 15, 1939, in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Harold J Hatton and Gladys Hatton.

Randolph served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later enlisted in the U.S. Army in Buffalo, giving a false birth date and falsely stating he was born in the States.

His military training was at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Fort Benning, Georgia. His tour started January 20, 1968, with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). PFC Hatton was Killed in action in an attack on an unidentified landing zone in Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam, on November 14, 1968.

Source of information: "Cross-Border Warriors" by Fred Gaffen, www.vvmf.org, www.findagrave.com