Walter Wilson Hanna
MilitaryEntered service at Fort Bragg, NC October 1942. Joined 392nd BG February 1944. Rank at end of WW II was S/Sergeant. Pilot-Ed Conneran. Shot down over Bernbeg, Germany 11 April 1944 in B-24 #42109835. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17 in Krems, Austria to 3 May 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wadesboro, NC, USA | 26 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 25 November 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 April 1944 - 3 May 1945 | Stalag 17, Krems, Austria |
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Died |
Wadesboro, NC, USA | 21 August 2016 | Anson Health and Rehab |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3936 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database