NameSamuel Burton Hanford
Birth19 Jul 1915, Suffield, CT
Death12 Mar 1993, Avon Park, FL
FatherStephen Edwards Hanford (1886-1962)
MotherCora Ethel Hart
Misc. Notes
From Reid Hanford:
Sep 1934? Started CT Ag Coll. in Storrs
Sep 1941 Started formal military career. Not clear when/if he was in ROTC before this.
Basic training Decatur, AL
Apr 1942 Commissioned and became flight inst in Columbus, MS
?? WWII 73rd Bomb Wing on Saipan, 54 missions
Jan 1947 Return to US; served in various staff cap w/ 307th Bomb Wing, MacDill, Tampa, FL
Jul 1950 372nd Bomb Sq., Commander, Okinawa
Jul 1951 305th Bomb Sq/Wing(?) Exec. Officer, MacDill
May 1952 Second Air Force, Director of Plans, Barksdale, FL
Dec 1955 379th Bombardment Wing, Director of Operations, Homestead
May 1959? Director of Operations, Torrejon AFB, Madrid
?? 1964 Lockborne AFB, Columbus, OH, retirement
Spouses
1Gladys Geneva Potter
Birth3 May 1917, E. Hartford, CT
Deathabt 2018, Old Saybrook, CT
FatherFrank Waldo Potter
MotherEdith Pierce Reid
ChildrenStephen Francis (1949-)
 Samuel Reid (1956-)
 Joan Edith (1948-)
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