Dale Junior Hanks
Military
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UPL 41662
Hanks crew; 708th squadron, 447th bomb group. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England. Back row, left to right: Lt. Dale J. Hanks, Lt. Allen J. Miller, Lt. James L. Liakos (?), Sgt. Vincent D. Bartilucci; Front row, left to right: Sgt. John M. Comeau, Sgt. Jerome R. Farey, Sgt. Inocencio A. Vargas, Sgt. Grady L. Hawk, Cpl. Richard F. Carne
Note that a different man is identified as James Liakos in the crew photo of the Roland Mitchell crew of the 711th Squadron that appears on 447bg.com. 447th Bomb Group collection
Note that a different man is identified as James Liakos in the crew photo of the Roland Mitchell crew of the 711th Squadron that appears on 447bg.com. 447th Bomb Group collection
from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
Assigned to 708BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), LOM (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts, retiring at rank of Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Bottom Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Angola, NY | 26 June 1921 | Son of Dale N and Alfield [Larsen] Hanks. |
Enlisted |
25 May 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Enlisted |
30 October 1947 | Re-enlisted USAF | |
Other Discharged USAF |
30 June 1973 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Columbia, MD | 23 August 1993 | |
Based |
Rattlesden | Assigned to 708BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Sec: 70, Site: 339 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
Contributortimothymotz
Changes
Sources
Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945