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Haywood S. Hansell

American U.S. Air Force major general (1903-1988) · United States · Died at 85

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Haywood Shepherd Hansell Jr. was an American general officer in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II, and later the United States Air Force.

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8th Air Force B-17 over RAF Bassingbourn8th Air Force B-17 over RAF BassingbournB-29 SuperfortressB-29 SuperfortressBrigadier General Hansell posing with a map of the Tokyo region during November 1944Brigadier General Hansell posing with a map of the Tokyo region during November 1944B-29 bombers of XXI Bomber CommandB-29 bombers of XXI Bomber Command

Awards

Distinguished Flying Cross
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Air Medal
Silver Star
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Haywood Shepherd Hansell Jr. was an American general officer in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II, and later the United States Air Force. He became an advocate of the doctrine of strategic bombardment, and was one of the chief architects of the concept of daylight precision bombing that governed the use of airpower by the USAAF in the war.

Country
United States
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1988 · aged 85

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