US Navy WORLD WAR II
Lieutenant, John C. Hanna KIA Buried At Sea
Graduate USNA Class of 1940
Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado
Service #0-085296
Awards: Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w Star, Presidential Unit Citation
Captain:
Ship: USS SAN FRANCISCO
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Mission:
Mission Date: 13-Nov-1942
Location: Solomons Islands
Cause:45 Surface Srikes, Japanese Fleet,
Crew:
77 sailors, including Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan and Captain Cassin Young, had been killed. 105 had been wounded. Of seven missing, three were subsequently rescued. The ship had taken 45 hits. Structural damage was extensive, but not fatal. No hits had been received below the waterline. Twenty-two fires had been started and extinguished.
At about 0400, San Francisco, all her compasses out of commission, joined Helena and Juneau and followed them through Sealark Channel to sail to Espiritu Santo for initial repairs.
Lieutenant, John C. Hanna KIA Buried At Sea
Graduate USNA Class of 1940
Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado
Service #0-085296
Awards: Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w Star, Presidential Unit Citation
Captain:
Ship: USS SAN FRANCISCO
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Mission:
Mission Date: 13-Nov-1942
Location: Solomons Islands
Cause:45 Surface Srikes, Japanese Fleet,
Crew:
77 sailors, including Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan and Captain Cassin Young, had been killed. 105 had been wounded. Of seven missing, three were subsequently rescued. The ship had taken 45 hits. Structural damage was extensive, but not fatal. No hits had been received below the waterline. Twenty-two fires had been started and extinguished.
At about 0400, San Francisco, all her compasses out of commission, joined Helena and Juneau and followed them through Sealark Channel to sail to Espiritu Santo for initial repairs.
US Navy WORLD WAR II
Lieutenant, John C. Hanna KIA Buried At Sea
Graduate USNA Class of 1940
Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado
Service #0-085296
Awards: Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w Star, Presidential Unit Citation
Captain:
Ship: USS SAN FRANCISCO
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Mission:
Mission Date: 13-Nov-1942
Location: Solomons Islands
Cause:45 Surface Srikes, Japanese Fleet,
Crew:
77 sailors, including Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan and Captain Cassin Young, had been killed. 105 had been wounded. Of seven missing, three were subsequently rescued. The ship had taken 45 hits. Structural damage was extensive, but not fatal. No hits had been received below the waterline. Twenty-two fires had been started and extinguished.
At about 0400, San Francisco, all her compasses out of commission, joined Helena and Juneau and followed them through Sealark Channel to sail to Espiritu Santo for initial repairs.
Lieutenant, John C. Hanna KIA Buried At Sea
Graduate USNA Class of 1940
Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado
Service #0-085296
Awards: Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w Star, Presidential Unit Citation
Captain:
Ship: USS SAN FRANCISCO
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Mission:
Mission Date: 13-Nov-1942
Location: Solomons Islands
Cause:45 Surface Srikes, Japanese Fleet,
Crew:
77 sailors, including Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan and Captain Cassin Young, had been killed. 105 had been wounded. Of seven missing, three were subsequently rescued. The ship had taken 45 hits. Structural damage was extensive, but not fatal. No hits had been received below the waterline. Twenty-two fires had been started and extinguished.
At about 0400, San Francisco, all her compasses out of commission, joined Helena and Juneau and followed them through Sealark Channel to sail to Espiritu Santo for initial repairs.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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