Charles Jeffery Hanford | American Air Museum

Charles Jeffery Hanford Jr

Military

media-52993.jpeg UPL 52993 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG

Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton.

Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,

https://www.fold3.com/image/32166730

Object Number - UPL 52993 - 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton. Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Charles Aiken crew. ETD

Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Charles H Aiken

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-760521
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102393

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-102398

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Dynamite John
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-106992

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-39993

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Greeley, CO	18 June 1922	Son of Charles J. Sr and Ida May Hanford.
Enlisted	Santa Ana, CA	12 February 1943	Santa Ana, California
Died		5 September 2012
Buried	Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Fernley, Lyon County, NE	8 September 2012	Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada
	Los Angeles, CA
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date9 Nov 2021 12:35:06

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/631735570
https://www.fold3.com/record/85020067/charles-j-hanford-jr-wwii-army-en…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1384
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139442968

Date27 Sep 2014 18:05:45

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1384

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