Vietnam War
Unit | 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Miami Florida |
Date of Death | September 5 1967 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Hanson was a member of the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 5, 1967, he was the bombardier/navigator of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a combat mission 20 miles north of Vinh Linh, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam near the coast. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.