Bertie E Hanson

Military

Lt. Colonel Hanson was the 78th Troop Carrier Squadron Commander in the 435th Troop Carrier Group. During WWII the squadron transported personnel and cargo in ETO and MTO and participated in Allied airborne assaults on Normandy, Southern France, the Netherlands, and Germany.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

435th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

78th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

Places

Bretigny

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge

B-24 Liberators of the 467th Bomb Group lined up at Rackheath. B-24 (4z-E+, serial number 42-94910) is visible in the foreground. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Rackheath.'

Welford

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Welford Park

Revisions

Date9 Dec 2020 09:44:56

ContributorEmily

Changes

Sources

Put names into sentence case

Date23 Nov 2020 16:48:10

ContributorHotelie1970

Changes

Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 71, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 18 May 1945: From Headquarters IX GROUP CARRIER COMMAND by Major General Williams, and https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434028/78…