Robert O Hansen
MilitaryAssigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2070
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME..
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749699
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: White Fang
- Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Holstein, WI | 2 April 1921 | Son of Harvey C and Agatha [Schreiter] Hansen. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 24 September 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Baled out POW |
Mostar, Yugoslavia | 14 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2070 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 14 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Chilton, WI | 15 November 1999 | |
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Buried |
New Holstein City Cemetery, New Holstein, WI | 18 November 1999 | New Holstein City Cemetery New Holstein, Calumet County, WI |
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Based |
Grottaglie | 14 January 1944 | Assigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. |