Age 96

Beloved husband of the late Fleurdelis. Loving father of Roger (Anna), Joe (Paula) and Kathleen (James) Lowe. Dearest grandfather of Melissa, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Samantha, Christopher and Nicole. Great grandfather of 6.

Mr. Hart was a Ford Retiree and also a proud veteran. As an Army Air Corps Pilot in WWII, he was a B25 bomber pilot. While attending the 70th anniversary of the B25 War Bird at the Yankee Air Museum, Mr. Hart was interviewed and quoted the following "We got shot up bad a couple of times, but some were milk runs", said Hart who flew a total of 55 missions in the Pacific Theater. "We had two bad missions; one was to hit on a Japanese airfield on the tip of Bougainville. I don't know who dreamed up that mission, but we were supposed to come in low over the water and strafe and bomb the airfield". He recalled one crew member saying they must have hit something big on the ground because of the explosion he saw. Hart didn't tell him that it was one of their planes. "When we came across the runway, the Japanese opened up with everything they had; we lost 45 percent of our aircraft on that mission. I came off that airfield and I was alone. I came home by myself."

Visitation Thursday from 2-8pm with the Funeral service Friday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill).