Burton Haker '40
Date of birth: May 30, 1917
Date of death: August 19, 1948
Age: 31
Lucky Bag
From the 1940 Lucky Bag:
BURTON FRANK HAKER
Cleveland, Ohio
Butch
The salty sea and the freedom of the winds canght the imagination of this young Ohioan, and Ohio lost a stalwart son. Versatility is his keynote. His accomplishments are many and varied. He is as much a man's man as was ever the celebrated Benvenuto Cellini. Academics, he takes in stride. Worries, he has none, excepting perhaps the time his Dad's check was late. The boy has a heart like a pumpkin between his broad shoulders, and staying sore at a guy like Butch is impossible. He can and will succeed at anything, if his interest is sufficiently aroused. Stay in there, Burton.
Lacrosse N.A., 3, 2, 1.
Loss
According to Skyhawk Association VA-72 Blue Hawks: "August 19, 1948: Squadron commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander B. F. Haker, lost at sea." He had taken command only a few weeks earlier, on July 6.
The November 1948 issue of Shipmate adds that that the crash was in the Atlantic area but gives no other information.
Class of 1940
Burton is one of 91 members of the Class of 1940 on Virtual Memorial Hall.
