Kenneth R Hansen
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 31439 - Corporal Kenneth R. Hansen, 96th Bomb Group
Kenneth was an ambulance driver before being called up and training as a flight engineer and gunner and eventually joining the Group at Snetterton Heath.He flew on 30 combat missions - mostly on 'Conga Belle', having several 'near misses' and one time after entering the bomb bay to dislodge a bomb almost following it down.
Air Medal and 5 clusters.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA | 11 July 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 9 December 1942 | |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 12 December 1944 - 30 August 1945 | |
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Other Discharged |
Fort Sheridan, IL, USA | 11 September 1945 | |
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Other Returned to United States |
Fort Sheridan, IL, USA | 7 November 1945 | |
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Died |
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA | 19 February 2010 | |
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Buried |
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA | 19 February 2010 | Oak Hill Cemetery Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA |
Revisions
Information gained through Ancestry.com and Fold3.com. The research was conducted to help connect the ETO Ration Card and stamp booklet I purchased.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons pg 218
