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Personal info

Full name
HANSEN, Charles Lewis
Date of birth
25 March 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33583329
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
911th Field Artillery Battalion,
86th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 10 32

Immediate family

Members
Howard R. Hansen (father)
Margaret E. (Adams) Hansen (mother)
Howard O. Hansen (brother)
Norman Hansen (brother)
Robert Hansen (brother)

More information

Pfc Charles L. Hansen worked in an electric machinery factory.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 9 February 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com - WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://www.fold3.com, 1940 US Census; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet