U.S. Air Force · United States 
Preston Hale
1947
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.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Dallas Police Department
Officer
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