World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Oscar L. Hanson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
SERVED FROM APRIL 1941 TO AUGUST 1945 WITH THE ANTI-TANK COMPANY, 128TH INFANTRY, 32ND DIVISION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER IN AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN BATTLE, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR CAMPAIGN BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, SIX OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.