Leroy Herbert Hansen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-778901
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 3 February 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Currie, Minnesota, USA 30 October 1915 Son of Peter N and Ellen Hansen.

Died

Texel, Netherlands 3 February 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thorpe Abbotts 3 February 1945 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs

Buried

Calvary Cemetery Currie, Murray County, MN Memorialised Calvary Cemetery Currie, Murray County, MN