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Year of Birth 1922 |
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Hannaford, Gerald K, Lt Col.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Grand Rapids |
Last Address Erfurt, East Germany
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Casualty Date Jan 28, 1964 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location Germany, East |
Conflict In The Line of Duty |
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Sec: 4, Site: 2902-B |
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1944-1944, AAF MOS 1081, 10th Air Force
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1944-1945, AAF MOS 1081, 490th Bombardment Squadron, Medium
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1944-1945, AAF MOS 1081, 341st Bombardment Group, Medium
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1947-1950, 1121Z, 5th Air Force
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1950-1953, 1121Z, 3rd Bombardment Group, Light
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1950-1953, 1121Z, 13th Bombardment Squadron, Light
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1953-1953, 1121Z, 422nd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
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1960-1964, 1421A, USAFE Headquarters
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Last Known Activity On 28 January 1964, an unarmed USAF T-39A twin engine jet trainer (#62-4448) piloted by Captain John F. Lorraine departed Wiesbaden, West Germany, at 14:10 on a routine three-hour familiarization and training flight. Aboard was the pilot instructor, Captain John Lorraine, and two student pilots for this particular aircraft, Lt. Col. Gerald K. Hannaford and Captain Donald G. Millard.
All aboard were killed when the aircraft was attacked and shot down by two MiG-19 aircraft of the Soviet Union.
According to records, the aircraft had flown approximately 90 kilometers into East Germany at the time the MiGs were scrambled and shot down the American aircraft. The aircraft came down near Vogelsberg village, Thüringen (then in East Germany), crashing into Bonifacius Hill.
A memorial was placed in their honor at Bonifacius Hill near Vogelsberg. Inital efforts by the citizens of the local community to place memorials on the site were torn down by Soviet authorities each time.
Those lost were:
Pilot and instructor:
Captain John F. Lorraine (senior pilot)
Student pilots:
Lt. Col. Gerald K. Hannaford (command pilot, staff officer Operations, Hq., Lindsey Air Station, USAFE )
Captain Donald G. Millard (senior pilot and informations officer, Hq. USAFE)
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