World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gifford Dean Hampshire
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Liberal, Kansas
Honored By
D. Branigan
Relationship
Historian
HE SERVED IN COMBAT IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC WITH THE 868TH HEAVY BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 13TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. HE WAS WOUNDED OVER THE CELEBES ISLANDS WHEN HIS B-24 WAS ATTACKED BY THE JAPANESE 'OSCARS'. HE WAS AT OKINAWA, FLYING UNTIL THE ARMISTICE WHEN THE WAR ENDED.