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In memory of
Earl Delano Hankforth
Technical Sergeant, Air Force
March 19, 1937 to December 5, 2008
- Air Force
- 1937 to 2008
- Korea
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Air Force
- Rank
- Technical Sergeant
- Wars
- Korea, Vietnam
- Born
- March 19, 1937
- Died
- December 5, 2008
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 7958923, last updated by the VA December 26, 2008.
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