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Personal info

Full name
HANSON, Leo Earl
Date of birth
17 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Truman, Martin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37098623
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 9 24

Immediate family

Members
Peter Hanson (father)
Sarah M. (Abrahamson) Hanson (mother)
Edward Hanson (brother)
Hans E. Hanson (brother)
Lowerence Hanson (brother)
Pauline Hanson (sister)
William Hanson (brother)
Parker S. Hanson (brother)
Elenora Hanson (sister)
Marie Hanson (sister)
Gertrude Hanson (sister)
Sylvia Hanson (sister)
Donald Hanson (brother)
Eileen (O'Connell) Hanson (wife)
Margaret E. Hanson (daughter)

More information

Leo Earl Hanson was married to Eileen O'Connell on 3 December 1941.

He enlisted on 19 January 1942 and was sent overseas in January 1943 taking part first in the African and Italian campaigns.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Joek Hulsmann