Ambers Everett Hanson
Military
Personal photos of VL Holcomb
Object Number - UPL 57420 - (l to r) J. Hibbet, F. McGowan (back), A.Hanson (kneeling in front), and VL Holcomb in front of Battlin' Butch (44-8271)
Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Clarence Arand crew.
Ambers was a radio operator on both B-17s and B-24s. Stationed in Mendlesham, England, he flew 25 missions in France, Germany, and former Czechoslovakia as a member of the 8th Air Force 34th Bomb Group, 391st Bomb Squadron all before the age of 21. His crew also participated in the food drops over Holland.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34738610
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18162274
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20347965
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Butch
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Randolph, Alabama | 31 July 1923 | Son of J M Hanson.Born Randolph, Alabama |
|
Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, Alabama | 9 December 1942 | EnlistedFort McClellan, Alabama |
Revisions
Source information input by Scott Hanson while talking with Ambers Hanson on January 19, 2022.
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
