HANSON Axel C - 360 EGSR

Axel Christian HANSON

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Source : World War Pictures & Ellen Marchese

NUMBER OF SERVICE

37289257

AGE

DATE OF BIRTH

25 mai 1902 Westbrook, Cottonwood, MINNESOTA

ENLISTMENT STATE

MINNESOTA

FAMILY

Parents : Anders J & Karen HANSON

Frères : Rasmus Johannes, Hans W, Nels Peter & Carl L

RANK

Private First Class

FONCTION

Ingénieure

JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT

Daniels Nursery

DATE of ENLISTEMENT

12 juillet 1942

COMPANY

BATTALION

REGIMENT

360^th Engineer General Service Regiment

DIVISION

ARMY

DATE OF DEATH

11 août 1944

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Source : Doug Hanson

STATUS

KIA

PLACE OF DEATH

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508

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Story of Cemetery Temporary

CEMETERY

NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE

Plot	Row	Grave
C	26	31

DECORATION & BADGE

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Photo FDLM

victory medal

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Recensement fédéral des États-Unis de 1920
Source : Ancestry

PFC Axel Hanson killed in Action on August 11, 1944 in France, he was 42 years old…

Born in Westbrook, Minnesota to Anders & Karen Hanson on May 26, 1902, Axel C Hanson was the fourth of five children, their mother Karen passed away in 1925.

He enlisted in the Army and served with the 360th Engineer General Service Regiment.

They landed in Normandy to support critical logistical, construction, and infrastructure operations following the initial DDay landings.

During Operation Cobra they advanced into Brittany following the Allied breakout.

PFC Axel Hanson was Killed in Action on August 11, 1944 and is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France - Plot C Row 26 Grave 31.

He also has a memorial marker at Westbrook Cemetery in Westbrook, Minnesota where his parents are buried.

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