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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Hugh Hanley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Jersey City, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A FLIGHT OFFICER ON B-24 BOMBERS AND AS A MEMBER OF 461ST BOMB GROUP OF THE FAMOUS 15TH AIR FORCE. FROM BASES IN ITALY, HE FLEW IN MOST OF THEIR MAJOR MISSIONS INCLUDING AT PLOESTI. HE WAS SHOT DOWN LATE IN 1944, HELD POW FOR 9 MONTHS AND LATER RELEASED. HE FLEW 17 COMBAT MISSIONS DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.