Corporal William M. Hatten, USMC (WWII)

 Cpl. William M. Hatten, USMC

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Hatten


Ancestry, WWII Military Draft Card.

6th Marine Division


Formed September 1944 | Disbanded April 1946

  • Only Marine Division to be formed & disbanded overseas & NEVER set foot on U.S. soil. 


Activated on Guadalcanal September 7, 1944.


Battle of Okinawa

  • Presidential Unit Citation


Scheduled to Invade Honshu, Japan


HQ & Service Company 6th Tank Battalion / 6th Marine Division

Commanded by:

  1. Major Harry T. Milne 29 Sep. 44 - 16 Oct. 44

  2. Lt. Col. Robert L. Denig, Jr. 17 Oct. 44 - 26 March 46


Unit has had FIVE (5) Medal of Honor Recipients 

Stationed in Tsingtao, China 11 Oct 1945 until disbanded 1 April 1946. 

First known political flyer for William M. Hatten. 
"A Vote for Hatten is a vote for good Government." 
Tsingtao, China - 6th Marine Division


Cpl. Hatten in Tsingtao, China - 1946

“The short time I have been here has taught me a lot. The world is bigger than one’s own backyard. One can only get a true picture of China by watching and talking with the people, and then it would take years. We are fools - we want to know about China so we send a man or group of men to China for a month. They wine and dine with the best, return home and report on China. We take their report as correct.”
-- William M. Hatten , Letter 7 January 1946.



Learn how this German colony of Qingdao laid the groundwork for the alliance between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. LINK

German postcard depicting the German-leased area of Qingdao, 1914 © akg-images.


Upon return from service: William became a State District Court Judge in Texas.





Presided over the Houston Serial Murder Case in the 1970s of Owen Brooks, Elmer Wayne Henley, and Dean “the Candy Man” Corll. Who killed 27 teenage boys. 


Port Author, Texas - 3 September 1974.

The Houston Serial Killings of 1973, also know as the "Candy Man Killings," were carried out by Dean Corll, assisted by David Brooks and Wayne Henley. Corll, dubbed the "Candy Man" due to his family's candy business, targeted young boys in Houston, Texas. He lured them with promises of money or candy, then tortured, sexually assaulted, and murdered them. The victims, mostly teenagers, were abducted, restrained and subjected to horrifying abuse before being killed. The case ended when Henley fatally shot Corll in 1873, leading to the discovery of multiple victims buried in various locations. Henley and Brooks were convicted for their roles in the killings, shedding light on the dangers of serial killers and highlighting the need for vigilant communities and effective law enforcement. 

- Chat GPT generated summary of Houston Serial Killings of 1973.


Find-a-Grave.com (Texas)




Location: Qingdao, Shandong, China

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