Clifford Leroy Hanks
Military
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Lt. Colonel Clifford Leroy Hanks retirement from Beale AFB, California 1965. WWII veteran.
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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
- 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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clarinda, Iowa | 22 October 1919 | |
Died |
Orangevale, California | 30 May 1996 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html