Sioux Falls-Funeral Mission for Wendell H. Hanson U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII

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When:
July 30, 2021 @ 12:45 pm
2021-07-30T12:45:00-05:00
2021-07-30T13:00:00-05:00
Where:
Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church
4100 S Bahnson Ave.
Sioux Falls
SD
Contact:
Randy Ward, A.S.C.
605-359-8719
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Funeral Mission
July 30. 2021
Sioux Falls, SD

  The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Wendell H. Hanson, 101, to show our appreciation and respect to Wendell with a flag line in honor of his service to his and our great country.

Wendell enlisted in the Army Air Force on September 5, 1941 and served in WWII as a B-25 combat bomber pilot in low altitude attack missions from bases in China and India. He was a Flight Leader under General C. L. Chennault 14th Air Force Flying Tigers. Among the medals he was awarded are the Distinguished Flying Cross for distinguishing himself by heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight, the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, 2 Bronze Stars, and the K’ang Chan-Nien Chang medal from the Republic of China. Wendell was inducted into the Combat Air Section of the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame. After his tour of duty overseas he taught instructor pilots how to teach combat air tactics to pilots. He served in the Air Force Reserve and retired in 1979 as a Lt. Colonel. Wendell co-authored 2 books on the CBI Theater of World War II.

Celebration of life will be 11 AM, Friday, July 30, 2021 at Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church 4100 S Bahnson, Sioux Falls, SD, followed by lunch.  There will be a 2 pm internment at South Dakota Veterans’ Cemetery north of Sioux Falls.  Flag Line Honors at the church will be “Flags Only”

Stage: 12:45 PM, Friday, July 30, at Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church 4100 S Bahnson, Sioux Falls, SD.  Departure to escort to the cemetery will be at 1:15 PM.

Ride Captain: Paul Fiskum, RC/HOTH
605-366-7073