World War II Honoree

William C. Hanson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Gulf Breeze, Florida

Honored By

Margaret S. Hanson, Deborah, Terry, William, Michael & Donald

Relationship

Wife & Children

SERVED IN THE THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR WITH V DEVICE, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND FOURRAGERE OF THE FRENCH AND BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE. RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS OF HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE AS A COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR, U.S. ARMY.