World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John O. Hanson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Ms. Sylvia B. Hanson
Served in 1941 as supervisory engineer in military construction by 5th Army Corps of Engineers. Projects during the war included POW prison facilities at Camp McCoy, Tomah, Wisconsin and McComb, Illinois; Veteran's Hospital additions at Galesburg; Airfield facilities and runway improvements at Truax Air Force Base, Volk Field, Wisconsin.