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Kenneth Alan Hardigan
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
9 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB WING
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Date of Death
August 29, 1952
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First Lieutenant Hardigan was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Wing. On August 29, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. Half its right wing was shot off, and the aircraft crashed and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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