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TSGT Donald Gordon Hansen/Hanson

27 Apr 1918 – 3 Feb 1944

Birth	27 Apr 1918
Death	3 Feb 1944
Cemetery	Chico Cemetery Chico , Butte County , California , USA
Added by	Robert Simmons on 25 Nov 2016
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63967657

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TSGT D.G. Hansen, U.S. Army, was born Donald Gordon Hanson on 27 April 1918, the fourth child of Hans P. & Marie I. (Hammer) Hanson. Donald was baptized by the same name eight days later.

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Updated 30 April 2020, with both HANSON and HANSEN - different version spellings of the surname - needed to be so stated, per the researcher, who found, and provided materials, listed below: [email protected] , January 5, 2021. Technical Sergeant Donald Hansen while leading Soldiers of Company G died on 3 February 1944, a result of enemy fire while in direct combat with Japanese forces on Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Eastern Mandates (Marshall Islands). T/SGT Hansen was a non-commissioned officer serving in G Company, 2nd Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On or about 5 October 1951, a local newspaper carried the following article: SERVICE SLATED FOR CHICO SOLIDER WHO DIED ON KWAJALEIN Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm., Saturday at the Brusie Funeral Home for T/Sgt. Donald G. Hansen, who was killed in the fighting for Kwajalein Atoll during World War II. The body of Sgt. Hansen, who served as a member of Chico's Company G, National Guard, arrived in Chico yesterday under military escort. Sgt. Hansen was born on April 27, 1918 in Scobey, Mont., the son of Mrs Marie Hansen of 1041 Deveney Avenue and the late Hans P. Hansen. As a small child the family moved to Orland and in 1929 they came to Chico and established their home. Sgt. Hansen, who joined Company G in 1937 following his attendance at the local high school, was killed in battle on Kwajalein Atoll on February 3, 1944. He was 26 years of age. He left with that unit early in March 1941 and went with the organization to Kiska and then to the Southwest Pacific where the regiment to which he belonged carried the brunt of the battle in driving the Japs from the heavily fortified Kwajalein. It was said by his former commander that Hansen was one of the most faithful and interested members of the old National Guard unit, and there was never a job to be done that he was not willing and often volunteered to accomplish. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Marie Hansen, two brothers, Elmo Hansen, of Chico, and Harvey of San Rafael, and one sister, Mrs. Walter Jaspar of Orland. The Friday 5 October 1951 Chico Enterprise-Record carried the following brief article: Hansen Services Slated for Saturday Afternoon Final rites will be conducted in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home Saturday at 2:30 p.m.for T SGT Donald Gordon Hansen who was killed in World War II while fighting for Kwajalein Atoll. Rev Schabacher of the local Redeemer Lutheran Church and Rev P.A. Pickelman, former pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Chico Cemetery. In a record form on hand at Brusie Funeral Home in Chico, which was completed by Donald Hansen's mother, Mrs Marie Hanson, at the time of his interment in Chico Cemetery, the form included: Birthdate of deceased: April 27, 1918 Birthplace: Scobey, Montana Father's name: Hans P. Hanson Birthplace: Denmark Mother's name: Marie Hanson Birthplace: Norway Informant: Mrs Marie Hanson U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Birthyear – 1918, Race – White, Nativity State – Montana, State of Residence - California, County – Butte, Enlistment date – 3 March 1941 in Chico, California, Branch – Infantry, Grade – Private First Class, Component – National Guard, Education – 3 yrs high school, Marital Status – Single, without dependents Ht – 75", Wt – 154 lbs 25-year-old Donald Gordon Hansen was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on October 6, 1951. HANSON FAMILY HISTORY "Montana, Birth Records, 1897-1988 Mixed 1918-1919" for Donald Gordon Hanson(Ancestry.com) Donald Gordon Hanson Born 27 April 1918, Scobey, Sheridan County, Montana Mother Marie Hammer (Hammer being her maiden name) Father Hans P Hanson U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 (Ancestry.com) Record Type: Baptism Donald Gordon Hanson, Born 1918, Baptism Date: 5 May 1918, Baptism Pl: Plentywood, Montana Father: Hanson, Mother: Hanson Church Name: Zion Lutheran 1920 US Federal Census, Jones, Beltrami Co, Minnesota enumerated April 1920 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6224&h=89207231&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2442 Hanson, Peter Head, age 44 yrs, born Denmark, Immigration: 1876, Naturalized 1876, Occupation – Farmer, Industry - General Farm Marie wife, 31, Norway, Immigration: 1904, Naturalized 1910, occupation – none listed Walter M. son, 8, Minnesota, occupation – house cleaning Harvey M. son, 5, Minnesota Elmo H. son, 3, Minnesota Donald G. son, 1, Montana, Home: Jones, Beltrami County, Minn 1930 US Federal Census, Township 4, Glenn Co, enumerated April 1930 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6224&h=89207231&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2442 Hanson, Peter Head, age 54 yrs, born Denmark, Occupation – Farmer, Industry - General Farm Marie wife, 43, Norway, occupation – none listed Walter son, 18, Minnesota Harvey son, 15, Minnesota Elmo H. son, 13, Minnesota Donald son, 12, Montana Telma S, dau, 10, Minnesota Home: Township 4, Glenn County, Calif 1940 US Federal Census, Chico, Butte Co, enumerated 18 April 1940 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2442&h=69812168&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ijL41&_phstart=successSource Hanson, Peter Head, age 64 yrs, born Denmark, occupation – none listed Marie wife, 53, Norway, occupation – none listed Walter son, 28, Minnesota, occupation – house cleaning Harvey son, 26, Minnesota Donald son, 22, Montana, occupation - carpentry Inferred residence in 1935: Chico DIRECTIONS: To find the grave of Donald Hansen, which is located in Section 32, Lott 3977, in the northwestern most portion of the cemetery. Enter the cemetery on its east side off of Mangrove Ave, then start around the garden and take the first right to the north. Proceed past Sections 34 on the right and 35 on the left; the road will make a 90 degree turn to the left (west). Continue west until the road makes a 90 degree turn to the left (south). At this point where the road turns south, Section 32 is to the immediate front, a backwards L-shaped section. Brothers in Arms Sergeant Harold Noel, G Co/184th RCT First Sergeant Earl Watson, G Co/184th RCT Private First Class Harold Fisher, G Co/184th RCT & C Co/32d RCT

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DONALD G HANSEN CALIFORNIA TSGT 184INF 7 INF DIV WORLD WAR II APRIL 27 1918 FEB 3 1944

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