World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Houston Hanson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rochester, New Hampshire
Honored By
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
HE ENLISTED WITH THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS CADETS PROGRAM TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY IN WWII. AFTER FINISHING AVIATION TRAINING IN 1943, HE WAS A B-29 BOMBER PILOT AND HIS ORDERS SENT HIM TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.