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| PERSONALIA |
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Hanna, Kenneth Charles |
| Date of birth: | April 28th, 1923 (Prescott/Ontario, Canada)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Servicenumber Can/J.86018.
Kenneth Hanna was born in Prescott, Ontario but spent the majority of his childhood in Brockville. He was the oldest of four children and worked as an apprentice tool- maker after graduation from High School. In 1941, Kenneth Hanna joined the Airforce and became a Hawker Typhoon pilot.
He married Jacqueline Adele Banks, the widow of Patrick Denson Roy in 1962.
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
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Rank:
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Flying Officer
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Unit:
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No. 181 Squadron
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Awarded on:
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March 2nd, 1945
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Citation:
"This officer has completed a large number of varied sorties, including many armed reconnaissances over the battle area in the West. He has displayed a high standard of leadership, skill and courage and has contributed materially to the success of the squadron. In December, 1944, he flew one of a formation of aircraft detailed to attack enemy vehicles in the St. Vith area. In a most spirited engagement two tanks and 12 mechanical vehicles were destroyed. Throughout, Flying Officer Hanna set a fine example by his skill and resolution."
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Details:
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Published in The London Gazette, dated March 2nd, 1945.
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