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HANSEN, Viggo S - Date of
birth
9 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16115868 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 April 1945 - Place of
death
Würzburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thorvald Hansen (father)
Bodil M. (Sandager) Hansen (mother)
Niels S. Hansen (brother)
Erik S. Hansen (brother)
Ralph S. Hansen (brother)
Alfred Hansen (brother)
Ervina Hansen (brother)
More information
Pfc Viggo S. Hansen attended college for one year before he joined the Regular Army in Superior, Wisconsin on 17 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Erik Hansen, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McGaughy Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - Erik Hansen