Clifford Leroy Hanks

Military
media-32237.jpeg UPL 32237 Lt. Colonel Clifford Leroy Hanks retirement from Beale AFB, California 1965. WWII veteran.

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Object Number - UPL 32237 - Lt. Colonel Clifford Leroy Hanks retirement from Beale AFB, California 1965. WWII veteran.

My father Clifford L. Hanks was a WWII hero. He flew 30 missions and was with the 388th out of Knettishall, England. Iccky Poo was is plane. He was awarded six clusters and two DFC's. He was a member of The Lucky Bastard's Club. He flew the Berlin Airlift. He retired from Beale AFB, California and was a Lt. Colonel at the time of retirement.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The insignia of the 561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clarinda, Iowa 22 October 1919

Died

Orangevale, California 30 May 1996

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I am Cliff's daughter, Debby. I am 66 years old.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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