World War II Honoree

Louis Junior Hanson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jud, North Dakota

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

He volunteered and was inducted into the U.S. Army on April 25, 1941. He was a member of the 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division. This was the first army unit to stage offensive action on the island of Guadalcanal. He served a total of four years, four months and two days of which three years, five months and five days were overseas. He saw over 600 days of actual combat on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Leyte, Cebu, Negros and the Philippine Islands. Discharged August 26, 1945 as a Staff Sergeant.