Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment. On June 7, 1951, in the early daybreak hours, his machine gun position was attacked at Pachi-dong, Korea. In the initial assault four riflemen were wounded and evacuated from his position. Upon orders to move to rear terrain, PFC Hanson voluntarily remained to provide protective fire for the withdrawal. Maintaining a lone-man defense, he held off a numerically superior enemy until the wounded and rest of the platoon crawled to safety. After the company re-secured its original positions, PFC Hanson's body was found lying in front of his emplacement, with 22 enemy dead in the results of his action. For conspicuous gallantry, he was postumously
awarded the Medal of Honor in February 1952.
Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment. On June 7, 1951, in the early daybreak hours, his machine gun position was attacked at Pachi-dong, Korea. In the initial assault four riflemen were wounded and evacuated from his position. Upon orders to move to rear terrain, PFC Hanson voluntarily remained to provide protective fire for the withdrawal. Maintaining a lone-man defense, he held off a numerically superior enemy until the wounded and rest of the platoon crawled to safety. After the company re-secured its original positions, PFC Hanson's body was found lying in front of his emplacement, with 22 enemy dead in the results of his action. For conspicuous gallantry, he was postumously
awarded the Medal of Honor in February 1952.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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