Preston Daniel Hale

1947

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Preston Daniel Hale served the U.S. Air Force.

How He Died

Manner Accident

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

What Happened

Officer Preston Hale was killed in an aircraft accident while returning from a search for an abduction suspect. As he approached the airport the plane he was piloting crashed for unknown reasons his aircraft crashed just west of Cockrell Hill, Texas, south of Jefferson Boulevard Officer Hale was a United States Army Air Force veteran of WWII and had served with the Dallas Police Department for over 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three sons, one daughter, parents, five sisters, and one brother.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

Also Served

Dallas Police Department

Officer

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