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Hanlan, Lee D., T/Sgt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Pierce
Casualty Date May 06, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Italy
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Sicily, Italy
On August 20, 1942, Twelfth Air Force was activated at Bolling AAF, Maryland. On September 23, 1942. Brigadier General Jimmy Doolittle formally assumed 12th AF command with Colonel Hoyt S. Vandenberg as chief of staff. Barely four months after it was conceived, 12th AF made its first contributions to World War II. When D-Day for the invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch) arrived on November 8, 1942