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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Peter Wales Hansen

Hometown

Arizona

Honored By

Randall McDaniel

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Activity During WWII

DURING WWII WORKED ON WAKE ISLAND AS A CIVILIAN DOING CONSTRUCTION ON A BASE FOR THE U.S. MILITARY. AFTER JAPAN INVADED THE ISLAND, HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR, BEING MOVED AROUND BUILDING OTHER ITEMS INCLUDING A DAM AND AN AIRSTRIP. HE DIED IN MARCH, 1945 AS A PRISONER OF WAR.