Letters Home: Memoirs of a Ww Ii Troop Carrier Pilot

Born in Los Angeles, Hathaway, the second of six children, was attending his first year at the University of Southern California, when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. After becoming 19, he started his Army and pilot training, achieving the rank of First Lt. during his 3 1/2 years of service. At the end of the War, he flew for a time as an airline pilot for the fledgling airline FEATI in the Philippines, then returning home, reentered U.S.C to resume his college work. He joined the staff at the Los Angeles Athletic Club with its satellite clubs, upon the death of his father, became President and General Manager of that well known institution. Married in 1949 to JoEllen Robbins, the Hathaway’s raised six children. He also found time to serve on the L. A. County Grand Jury, was a founding member of the National Club Association, a member of two Museum Boards and, for ten years was a member of the Los Angeles Police Commission. Following retirement, the Hathaway’s have made their home in Big Sur, CA.