World War II Honoree

Robert Joseph Hansen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

John Prisco

Relationship

Nephew

ENLISTED AND SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1940 TO OCTOBER 1941. THEN RE-ENLISTED IN JANUARY 1942 AND SERVED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24, 1945. CAMPAIGNS AND ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED: ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, SICILY, TUNISIA. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER AND 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DECEASED 9/6/89.