Vernon Lloyal Hannaford

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Victor Corman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32607623
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

William A Daniel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-416148
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Terry L Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group

Rosario Rocco Lionte

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31254539
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Clark Davis McDonald

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14131356
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Gunner

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pelican Rapids, MN 13 July 1922 Son of Lewis Harold and Edith Gwen [Richards] Hannaford.

Enlisted

Seattle, WA 15 January 1942 Seattle, Washington

Died

Midland, MI 6 October 1971

Buried/ Commemorated

Midland City Cemetery, Midland, Midland County, MI 9 October 1971 Midland City Cemetery Midland, Midland County, Michigan

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/63406615-vernon-hannaford
https://www.fold3.com/record/84969615-vernon-l-hannaford
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1566
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114912261/vernon-l-hannaford

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…