Hanson Godfrey Jon

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Godfrey Jon Hanson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

101st Airborne Division Eindhoven Liberation Monument

Name:

Godfrey Jon Hanson

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

19087862

Unit:

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-19

State:

California

Cemetery:

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA

Plot:

Section J

Row:

Grave:

Site 982

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Godfrey Jon Hanson was born on January 19, 1924, in Albany, Alameda County, California. He served in Company G, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as a Corporal during World War II.

Cpl Hanson died from his wounds received in battle on September 19, 1944, during the liberation of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He is now buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.

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