World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward W. Hahn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT. TOP TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE NORTH OIL REFINERY AT BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY ON 18 DECEMBER 1944. RETURNED BY PARTISAN FORCES TO BARI, ITALY ON 28 DECEMBER 1944.