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Personal info

Full name
HANSEN, Fred E
Date of birth
14 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Tillamook County, Oregon
Hometown
Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
19015207
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 May 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 7 64

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence E. Hansen (father)
Burley M.( Edwards) Hansen (mother)
Earl L. Hansen (brother)
Florence E. Hansen (sister)
Hazel M. Hansen (sister)
Ruby I. Hansen (sister)
Erma B. Hansen (sister)
Orvel N. Hansen (brother)

More information

T/5 Fred E. Hansen was a chauffeur before he joined the Regular Army at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 17 October 1940.

He was wounded in action by small arms fire in the thorax and liver. The exact location where he died is not known.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Fisher Family Tree / Oregon, U.S. County Births, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen