World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Henry Oliver 'Hank' Hansen
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Somerville, Massachusetts
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA AND AS A SERGEANT, HE WAS ONE OF SIX SERVICEMEN WHO RAISED THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG ON MOUNT SURIBACHI ON FEBRUARY 23, 1945. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION SEVEN DAYS LATER. HE WAS BURIED AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC NEAR HONOLULU ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HAWAII. HIS AWARDS AND DECORATIONS INCLUDE, PURPLE HEART (POSTHUMOUSLY), PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH ONE STAR (FOR IWO JIMA), ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BATTLE STAR (FOR IWO JIMA), WWII VICTORY MEDAL.