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HANSEN, Theodore R - Date of
birth
18 June 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-746329 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Langeoog, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Theodore Hansen (father)
Olga Hansen (mother)
Alice M. Hansen (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30608 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1386
More information
Theodore R. Hansen attended college.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Chicago, Illinois on 3 April 1942.
The existing reports are conflicting but show that anti-aircraft fire was heavy and that there were German fighters in the area, but no one saw the airplane go down. It is assumed that it crashed into the North Sea. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Chicago Tribune - 1 January 1944