World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles M. 'Hank' Hangsterfer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY AS A COLONEL WITH THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION (BIG RED ONE) DURING WWII. HE LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY AND SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER UNTIL V-E DAY.