Leroy Herbert Hansen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-778901
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Currie, Minnesota, USA | 30 October 1915 | Son of Peter N and Ellen Hansen. |
Died |
Texel, Netherlands | 3 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Thorpe Abbotts | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tablets of the missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs | ||
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Currie, Murray County, MN | Memorialised Calvary Cemetery Currie, Murray County, MN |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12048 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database