Name:
Joseph E. Hanzl
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35507207
Unit:
574th Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Ohio
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SSgt Joseph E. Hanzl, radio operator of the B-26 Marauder 42-95851 “Vivacious Veronica”, took off from station 166 in Matching Green, Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Nogent-le-Roi’s bridge. The plane was shot down by flak at 1910. Hanzl was the sole survivor, escaping back to the UK to fight another day.