World War II Honoree

Charles N. Hansen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Syracuse, New York

Honored By

Hansen and Holmes Families

A MINING ENGINEER IN THE U.S. ARMY RESERVES, HE HELPED ORGANIZE AND COMMAND UNITED STATES RESISTANCE (GUERILLA) FORCES ON THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO IN THE PHILIPPINES FROM THE SURRENDER IN 1942 UNTIL THE LIBERATION IN 1945. AT PEAK, HIS FORCES NUMBERED 34,000 AMERICAN AND FILIPINO GUERILLAS, CONTROLLING MOST OF THE ISLAND AND PROVIDING INVALUABLE INTELLIGENCE TO GENERAL MACARTHUR'S FORCES IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC CAMPAIGN.