im not sure this is him and his mother and sister,his father was probably in the navy because they go from seattle to philidelphia,pa and then to hawaii in about a 4 year period.edith m. hackerott was born in pennsylvania according to the ship record below and the obituary for mildred norton in the harrisburg,pa news paper list a sister edith m. hackersott of etoile,texas.the first names and middle initials match even living close to each other and marring in texas.
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THIS MIGHT BE HIS SISTER SHES MARRIED IN HARRIS CO.TX AND THERE IS A CAROL A. HACKEROTT WHO IS A SISTER TO JAMES A. HACKEROTT AND DAUGHTER TO EDITH M. HACKEROTT IN THE SHIP REGISTER BELOW THIS MARRIAGE RECORD.

Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002
Name: Carol A Hackerott
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 3 Apr 1976
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1952
Age: 24

Spouse: James R Hamm
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Est Birth Year: abt 1945
Spouse Age: 31

Marriage County: Harris
Marriage State: Texas

Source: Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002

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THIS MAY BE HIM,HIS SISTER AND MOTHER see bottom of page

Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959
Name: James A Hackerott
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1950
Birthplace: Washington
Port of Departure: San Francisco, California
Departure Date: 3 Jan 1953
Port of Arrival: Honolulu, Hawaii
Arrival Date: 1 Sep 1953
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THIS COULD BE HIS MOTHERS FAMILY

United States Obituary Collection
Name of Deceased: Mildred D. Norton
Gender: F (Female)
Death Date: 1 Oct 2009
Obituary Date: 3 Oct 2009
Newspaper Title: Patriot-News
Newspaper Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Spouse's Name: Ernest L. Norton
Childrens' Names: Robert E. Norton of Albuqerque, NM
Siblings' Names: Betty Shumaker of Carlisle, & Edith Hackerott of Etoile, TX ****************
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