Hansen Orville Andrew

Name:

Orville Andrew Hansen

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

37580184

Unit:

566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-04-05

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuprè, Belgium

Plot:

B

Row:

42

Grave:

43

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Orville Andrew Hansen was born on January 11, 1925, in Duluth Heights, St. Louis County, Minnesota. He was the son of Claus Andrew Hansen and Sina A Hansen.

Orville served in the 566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Nose Gunner on the B-24M-10-FO Liberator #44-50747 during World War II.

Departing from RAF Hethel/AAF Station 114 in Norfolk, England, he was Killed in Action on April 5, 1945 aboard B-24 #44-50747. That day, the 389th BG was on a mission to hit the marshaling yards at Plauen, Germany. His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire from a German ship off the coast of Holland (The Netherlands). It caused a fuel leak and the pilot radioed he would attempt a landing. The plane crashed between Brouwershaven and Zonnemaire, The Netherlands. All nine on board were killed.

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