Hansen, Henry Oliver, Sgt

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Last Rank
Sergeant
Last Primary MOS
737-Rifle NCO
Last MOSGroup
 WWII SSN/MOS
Primary Unit
1944-1945, 521, E Co, 2nd Bn, 28th Marines (2/28)
Service Years
1938 - 1945
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant
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Home State
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
 Year of Birth
1919
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Somerville
Casualty Date
Mar 01, 1945		  
Cause
KIA-Died of Wounds		 Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Japan		 Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii

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World War II FallenNational Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1945, World War II Fallen
  1945, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

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  1944-1945, 521, E Co, 2nd Bn, 28th Marines (2/28)
From Month/Year
- / 1944 		To Month/Year
- / 1945
Unit
E Co Unit Page
Rank
Sergeant		 MOS
521-Other duty (PFC/Private)
Base, Station or City
Iwo Jima		State/Country
Japan
  
 
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 E Co, 2nd Bn, 28th Marines (2/28) Details

E Co, 2nd Bn, 28th Marines (2/28)
Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
2nd Bn, 28th Marines (2/28) 		Strength
USMC Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Aug 16, 2017
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
PFC Donald Ruhl

Best Moment
On Feb 19 1945 The first day of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Sgt Hansen heroically destroyed four Japanese pillboxes and rescued three wounded Marines, bring them to safety.
   

Worst Moment
March 1, getting shot in the back by a concealed Japanese.

Chain of Command
Lt J. K. Wells Platoon Leader
   
   
Yearbook
 
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611 Members Also There at Same Time
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E Co
Schrier, Harold, LtCol, (1936-1961) OF 1542 First Lieutenant
Stoddard, George E, Capt, (1943-1963) OF 1542 First Lieutenant
Alger, Warren Glen, Sgt, (1942-1945) OF 737 Sergeant
Midkiff, Kenneth Dowell, Sgt, (1941-1945) OF 737 Sergeant
Plumer, Luther Boutelle, Sgt, (1941-1945) OF 737 Sergeant
Snyder, Howard M, Sgt, (1942-1945) OF 737 Sergeant
Strank, Michael, Sgt, (1939-1945) OF 653 Sergeant
Thomas, Ernest I, PltSgt, (1942-1945) OF 812 Platoon Sergeant
Wayne, Lawrence, Sgt, (1940-1945) OF 600 Sergeant
Blair, Dale Virgil, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 604 Corporal
Block, Harlon Henry, Cpl, (1943-1945) OF 745 Corporal
Boggess, Russell Abbott, Cpl, (1943-1945) OF 745 Corporal
Bowman, David Celeus, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Coble, Melvin Lee, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 060 Corporal
Gagnon, Rene, Cpl, (1943-1946) OF 675 Corporal
Hagstrom, James Edward, Cpl, (1943-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Hathaway, Wayne C, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Hayes, Ira Hamilton, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 604 Corporal
Hesse, Lewis Milton, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Jarema, Chester Amiel, Cpl, (1940-1945) OF 600 Corporal
Keller, Harold, Cpl, (1942-1946) OF 605 Corporal
Lane, Robert Martin, Cpl, (1941-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Lippold, Jack Emery, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 737 Corporal
McCorkle, Jack Julian, Cpl, (1943-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Romero, Edward J, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Senoracke, Joseph Cassmier, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 533 Corporal
Adrian, Louie Bazil, PFC, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Brengartner, Donald James, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 055 Private 1st Class
Campbell, Murdock Archie, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Dorn, Casimer, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Ehrenhaft, Eugene Joseph, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Furdyna, Michael Andrew, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Graan, George Eugene, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Guidry, Elward James, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 604 Private 1st Class
Julian, Richard Edward, PFC, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Kintzele, Arthur R, PFC, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Kozlowski, Charles John, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Kurelik, Edward S, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
McNulty, William J, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 737 Private 1st Class
Ross, Luther Oliver, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 604 Private 1st Class
Rozek, Leo James, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Sousley, Franklin, PFC, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Witherup, Harley Joyce, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 607 Private 1st Class
Andreason, George Harold, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 521 Private
Barger, Ralph Coppock, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private
Berger, Robert E, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 604 Private
Breitenstein, James David, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private
Brower, Roy William, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 604 Private
Charlo, Louis Charles, PFC, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private
Hilton, Jack, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 604 Private
Ignatowski, Ralph A, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private
Krisik, Edward, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private
Marino, Amedeo J, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private
McFadden, Maurice E, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private
Poile, Robert L, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 761 Private
Rooney, William James, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 604 Private
Roth, John Adam, Pvt, (1943-1945) OF 675 Private
Schott, Charles Edward, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 745 Private
Ward, Phillip L, PFC, (1944-1947) OF 675 Private

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