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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert P. Hanlon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER IN B-17 AIRCRAFT IN EUROPE, WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BOMBING OF DRESDEN, GERMANY. A MEMBER OF HIS B-17 CREW DIED IN HIS ARMS WHEN THEIR PLANE WAS SHELLED; HE FLEW 35 MISSIONS AND WAS AWARDED AN AIR MEDAL WITH FIVE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.