Ambrous T Hansen or Hanson

Military

Joined Sqd 6/19/43. DS/Bengahzi 6/26/43. Returned to base 8/26/43. DS/Tunis 9/16/43. Returned to base 10/12/43. Completed tour 4/12/44. Returned to ZOI 5/22/45. Flew home in 44-50769. Pilot: Lehnhausen.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24211

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wing and a Prayer
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp - First name "Ambrose" may be incorrect on this database.
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=16&tf=F&q=am… - This shows last name as "HANSON"

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd