World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Franklin Hanson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tacoma, Washington
Honored By
Jeffery K. Hanson
Relationship
Son
HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR ON A B-24 FLYING OUT OF TIBENHAM, ENGLAND WITH THE 702 SQUADRON, 445 BOMB GROUP, 8 AF, U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. HE WAS SHOT DOWN ON HIS 20TH MISSION AND WAS A POW FROM 4/12/44 TO 5/2/45. HE WAS IN STALAG LUFT IV IN POLAND FROM 6/19/44 TO 2/7/45. IN THE POW MARCH (450+ MILES) BACK INTO GERMANY FROM 2/7/45 TO 5/2/45.