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Personal info

Full name
HANSEN, Larry Roy "Lawrence"
Date of birth
30 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36582670
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 2 14

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin H. Hansen (father)
Angeline Hansen (mother)
Virginia Hansen (sister)
Richard Hansen (brother)

More information

T/Sgt Larry R. Hansen was overseas for 14 months.

He was taken prisoner and probably died the same day. The exact location and circumstances are not known.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Detroit News - 22 June 1945