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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles Lewis Hansen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wichita, Kansas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE ON AUGUST 12, 1942 IN LOS ANGELES. BASIC TRAINING AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. QUALIFIED MARKSMAN PISTOL, RIFLE, SUB-MACHINE GUN. AVIATION RADIO MECHANIC AT TRUAX FIELD, WISCONSIN. ADVANCED AVIATION ELECTRONICS MECHANICS AT BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, INSTRUCTOR. SPECIALIST AS DESIGNER OF TRAINING AIDS. GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH CREW CHIEF AT FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. ON-BASE RE-ENLISTMENT OFFICE MANAGER AT 112TH ARMY AIR FORCES BASE UNIT, WESTOVER FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. HIGHEST RANK: SERGEANT. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON. DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 26, 1946 AT WESTOVER FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.