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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-458106.jpg.webp?itok=9KQo1Nnb)
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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
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 |
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Born |
20 Ingalls Rd, Fort Monroe, VA 23651, USA | 28 September 1903 | |
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Other Commissioned |
28 February 1929 | ||
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Other Assigned |
27 August 1942 - 31 December 1942 | Officer in Charge, Air Section, HQ European Theater of Operations (ETO) | |
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Based |
Brampton Grange | 1 January 1942 - 15 June 1943 | Commander, 1st Combat Bomb Wing |
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Other Retired |
31 December 1947 | ||
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Died |
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA | 14 November 1988 | (aged 85) |
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Buried |
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA | United States Air Force Academy Cemetery Plot 003 A 068 | |
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Other Bachelor of Science Degree |
Georgia, USA | GeorgiaTech |
Revisions
Added a Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 17325997.
Added the awards mentioned in the "Summary biography".
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son
![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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-458106.jpg.webp?itok=W18mKyLA)
![Captain Allen V. Martini, and his crew of the 305th Bomb Group, with his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini and the Cocktail Kids the 4th". Printed caption on reverse: '24297 AC - Standing in front of a Boeing B-17 are Capt. James A. Moberly-Moberly, Mo., Navigator; Major Allen V. Martini; Brig. Gen. Hayward A. Hunseel [Haywood A. Hansell]; Capt. H.L. Smith-Copilot; after Meaulte, France 35 miles south of Paris (A/C factory). U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407742.jpg.webp?itok=sQKY9dZK)
