Pvt. George Lawrence Hanson
Born: 13 August 1921 – Maywood, Illinois
Parents: Henry F. Hanson & Alma Rappold-Hanson
Siblings: 3 sisters, 2 brothers
– his brother, Roy, was killed in an accident in 1939
Hometown:
– 1302 North Eleventh Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Lincoln School, Maywood
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1941
– left before class graduated
Occupation: machinist – American Can Company – Maywood, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 February 1942
Contact Person: Alma Hanson – mother
Inducted:
– 1 April 1944
– U.S. Army
Serial Number: 36967915
Training:
– Camp Cook
Unit: 463rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
Overseas: 10 November 1944
– left the United States from Boston
Disembarked: 17 November 1944 – England
– 29 November 1944 – unit assigned to VIII Corps, 1st United States Army, 12th Army Group
– 6 December 1944 – arrived in France
Engagements:
– France
– Rhineland Champaign
– 16 December 1944 – relieved and reassigned
– 20 December 1944 – XVIII Airborne Corps, 1st United States Army, 12th Army Group
– sent to Luxembourg, Germany
– Ardennes-Alsace Champaign
– also known as the Battle of the Bulge
Captured:
– Battle of the Bulge
– the battle started 16 December 1944
– his division was attacked and overrun division
– wounded
– Prisoner of War – 19 December 1944
– 28 March 1945 – reported as POW
Died:
– 17 April 1945
– POW Camp – Wunsidal, Germany
Memorial Service:
– 29 July 1945
– First Congregational Church – Maywood, Illinois
Buried:
– Ardennes American Military Cemetery – Neupre, Belgium
– Plot: C Row: 38 Grave: 20
