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Hannaford, Gerald K, Lt Col.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Grand Rapids
Last Address Erfurt, East Germany
Casualty Date Jan 28, 1964
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Germany, East
Conflict In The Line of Duty
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Description China Burma India Theater (CBI) was an umbrella term, used by the United States military during World War II for the China and Southeast Asian or India-Burma (IBT) theaters. Operational command of Allied forces (including US forces) in the CBI was officially the responsibility of the Supreme Commanders for South East Asia or China. However: US forces in practice were usually overseen by General Joseph Stilwell, the Deputy Allied Commander in China; the term "CBI" was significant in logistical, material and personnel matters; it was and is commonly used within the US for these theaters.
Well-known US (or joint Allied) units in the CBI included the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the Flying Tigers, transport and bomber units flying the Hump, the 1st Air Commando Group, the engineers who built Ledo Road, and the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), popularly known as "Merrill's Marauders", and the 5332d Brigade, Provisional or Mars Task Force, which assumed the Marauders' mission.
