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HANSON, George Lawrence - Date of
birth
13 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Maywood, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Maywood, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36967915 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Orb, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 38 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harrie Hanson (father)
Alma (Rappold) Hanson (mother)
Edith Hanson (sister)
Marjorie Hanson (sister)
Gordon Hanson (brother)
Roy Hanson (brother)
More information
Pvt George L. Hanson worked for the American Can Company as a machinist. He enlisted on 1 April 1944.He was taken prisoner and died of wounds at Stalag IX-B. It is believed that he was forced to work at he concentration camp of Berga, that was supplied with workers from this POW camp that, were Jewish or looked like they were Jewish. It is also possible he died during a forced marsch after the camp was closed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. Avold, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 census / 1940 census / Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, Jeff Hays, Berga Soldiers of another war
Photo source: FOHF, http://bataanproject.com/Busboom.html