Haywood Shepherd Hansell Jr

Military
Brigadier-General Haywood S. Hansell (right) and Colonel Curtis E. LeMay (left) with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini and the Cocktail Kids the 4th" of the 305th Bomb Group, 13 May 1943. Official caption on image: "71088 A.C." Printed caption on reverse: '71088 USAF - Brig. General Haywood S. Hansell and Colonel Curtis E. LeMay pose beside the Boeing B-17 "Dry Martini 4th, The Cocktail Kids" on 13 May 1943. 304th[sic] Bomb Group based in England. U.S. Air Force Photo.' media-458106.jpg FRE 10399 Brigadier-General Haywood S. Hansell (left) and Colonel Curtis E. LeMay (right) with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini and the Cocktail Kids the 4th" of the 305th Bomb Group, 13 May 1943.

Official caption on image: "71088 A.C." Printed caption on reverse: '71088 USAF - Brig. General Haywood S. Hansell and Colonel Curtis E. LeMay pose beside the Boeing B-17 "Dry Martini 4th, The Cocktail Kids" on 13 May 1943. 304th[sic] Bomb Group based in England. U.S. Air Force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 10399 - Brigadier-General Haywood S. Hansell (left) and Colonel Curtis E. LeMay (right) with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini and the Cocktail...

He worked under Eisenhower and Spaatz. He was experienced in Intelligence. He was the one who selected the crew of the 'Memphis Belle' to go back to America. One of the most important founders of the Strategic Heavy Bombing method. He helped formulate the daylight precision bombing at Air Corps Tactical School.



Air Medal, DFC, Silver Star

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (1st Combat Bomb Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-903727
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Staff
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-010506
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Combat Observer, A-2 Berlin 1938-41, AWPD-42 Secretary of Air, Ultra-cleared, POW

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

20 Ingalls Rd, Fort Monroe, VA 23651, USA 28 September 1903

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Commissioned

28 February 1929

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Assigned

27 August 1942 - 31 December 1942 Officer in Charge, Air Section, HQ European Theater of Operations (ETO)

Based

Brampton Grange 1 January 1943 - 15 June 1943 Commander, 1st Combat Bomb Wing

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Retired

31 December 1946

Died

Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA 14 November 1988 (aged 85)

Buried

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA United States Air Force Academy Cemetery Plot 003 A 068

Other

Bachelor of Science Degree

Georgia, USA GeorgiaTech

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Added a Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 17325997.

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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong

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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong

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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong

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UPL30577

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son

Haywood Shepherd Hansell: Gallery (10 items)