Paul Gannon Hogan

Paul Gannon Hogan, an 89-year-old veteran of Mobile Alabama, who most recently resided in Alpharetta, Georgia for the past two years, passed away June 24, 2012.

Paul Hogan was born September 24, 1922 in Savannah Georgia. He was the son of Matthew J. and Florence Edna (Hill) Hogan. Paul married Adelaide Peppy Waide in 1945. Hogan served the US Air Force as a lead navigator in World War II. He flew 35 missions out of England over Germany in a B-17 Bomber assigned to the 8th Air Force. Hogan was later recalled during the Korean War and flew 75 missions over North Korea in a psychological warfare assignment. During that time, Hogan invented the leaf bomb that was instrumental in the capture of over 35,000 North Korean prisoners. He was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf clusters. Between the wars, he graduated from Auburn and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Hogan was later handling industrial mechanical systems. He transferred to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Hogan was accompanied by his wife and children later to Nouasseur Air Force Base in Casablanca, Morocco. He served there as a chief engineer on the base. After returning from overseas, he was a methods engineer for the Ingalls West Bank Ship Building Facility and later as chief engineer for the Kaiser Aluminum Liquid Natural Gas Facility in Mobile, Alabama.

Hogan was a past president of the Air Force Engineering Association and past president of the Mobile Chapter National Society of Professional Engineers. He was a member of the Rotary and the 8th Air Force Historical Association where he recently served as the chapter president
Paul Hogans wife of 67 years, Adelaide Peppy Hogan, two daughters, Margot Hogan-Glenos and Adelaide McCormick (married to Edward McCormick), and a son, Frederick Hogan (married to Ingrid Hogan), survives Paul Hogan. His two sons Paul Dent and Patrick Gannon preceded his death. His grandchildren are Larry Kirby, Kristen McCormick, Sarah Westfall, Sybil Glenos, Paris McCormick and Paulina Hogan. Paul also leaves behind six great grandchildren.
Another great World War II hero and father now rests with God. May he rest in peace. in lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to the AIDS foundation?

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cumming, Georgia.