Walter Jacob Hanna Jr

Military
media-47510.jpeg UPL 47510 Command Staff of the 47th Bomb Group at Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia
Top Row L to R: William J. Hanna (Group Ops Officer), Robert V. DeShazo (Group Exec Officer), Malcom Green (future Group C.O.), Frederick Terrell (Group Commander(
Bottom Row L to R: Reginald Clizbe (85th BS C.O.), Richard Horner (86th BS C.O.), Marion Akers (97th BS C.O.)

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Object Number - UPL 47510 - Command Staff of the 47th Bomb Group at Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia Top Row L to R: William J. Hanna (Group Ops Officer), Robert V. DeShazo (Group Exec...

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.

47th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-3166

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Nancy Lee
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 84th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gilroy, CA 15 December 1917

Other

Assigned to 47th BG

Fresno, CA 7 May 1941

Died

Gilroy, CA 9 March 2009 Walt graduated from Gilroy High School, and from San Jose State College in 1939 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He first began flight training in college, and enlisted in the Army in 1939. He later became part of the 47th Bomb Group, rising to the level of squadron commander. His unit became part of the newly launched Allied invasion of North Africa. In 1943, he led one of the most climactic raids of the North African campaign, chasing Field Marshall Rommell's Panzer division out of Algeria and into Tunisia. The German forces in North Africa surrendered a few weeks later. The 47th Bomb Group received the Distinguished Unit Citation and Walt was awarded the Silver Star. (excerpt from http://www.gilroydispatch.com/obituaries/walter-jacob-hanna-jr/article_149107d5-bc41-5f36-b7a8-2c708f2cdd86.html)

Buried

Gilroy, CA 12 March 2009 Gavilan Hills Memorial Park Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, USA

Other

Completed 47th BG Combat Tour

Vesuvius Airfield, Italy

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137777664/walter-jacob-hanna
"47th Bomb Group" - Turner Publishing, page 79

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