Hatcher, E. W. (Elias Wesley)

Dates:
Active 1941
Active 1971

Biographical notes:

Missionary aviator; born E.W. Hatcher on May 9, 1924 (legally changed name to Elias Wesley Hatcher in 1959; nicknamed "Hatch"); served in the Air Force as a pilot and mechanic, 1943-1945; married Doris Gale "Penny" Meeker, 1947; graduated from Wheaton College, 1948; worked with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) as a pilot in Mexico (1949-1961), field director for Mexico (1962-1967), area director for Spanish-speaking Latin America (1968-1969), and overseeing MAF's technical training, evaluation and orientation (1970-1971); died in a training accident in 1971.

From the description of Papers of E.W. Hatcher, 1941-1971. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26449186

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Subjects:

  • Aeronautics in missionary work
  • Children of missionaries
  • Death
  • Families
  • Intercultural communication
  • Missionaries
  • Missionaries
  • Missionaries
  • Missions
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Honduras (as recorded)