Harry Lewis Hanson Jr 1 2 3
- Born: 8 December 1918, Elroy, WI 1 2 3
- Died: 12 December 1996, Cedar Rapids, IA at age 78 3
 Another name for Harry was "Jimmy" Hanson.
General Notes:
NEPHEW OF WINONA WOMAN CITED FOR PEARL HARBOR ACT
Harry L. Hanson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanson of Baraboo and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Vinson Rice, 253 Olmsted Street, has been cited by military authorities for gallantry at Pearl Harbor on December 7 and also has been advanced in rank, it was learned today.
The surprise attack of the Japanese paralyzed radio communication because the antenna on the administration building had been shot down. The citation states young Hanson mounted the building under fire and other danger and restored the antenna, and as a result communication for the air forces was resumed. The Baraboo boy further kept the radio communication functioning throughout the fight, the citation says.
Harry enlisted in the Navy at the La Crosse recruiting center in November, 1940. He has a grandmother, Mrs. Lena Hanson, residing in Trempealeau, Wis.
(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, MN, 19 Feb 1942, page 3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Death Notes:
Name: Harry L Hanson
Given Name: Harry L
Surname: Hanson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 Dec 1996
Event Place: Linn, Iowa
Event Place (Original): Linn, Iowa
Age: 78
Birth Date: 08 Dec 1918
Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRLG-2PL : 4 December 2020), Harry L Hanson, 12 Dec 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
--------------------------------------------
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Elroy, WI on 6 January 1920. 1
1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, Roll 1990, District 66, Family 79
Elroy, Juneau County, Wisconsin
Rents Home
Harry Louis Hanson..Son..1y 2m..WI
(Living with parents.)
.
• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Baraboo, WI on 14 April 1930. 2
1930 US Census
Sheet 9B & 10A, Roll 2608, District 56-4, Family 273
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
907 Second Street; home rented, $30
Harry E. Hanson..Son..11..WI
(Living with parents.)
.
• His obituary was published in The Gazette on 14 December 1996 in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Harry L. "Jim" Hanson Jr., 78, formerly of Marion, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996, in Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, after a lingering illness. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Monday, Murdoch Funeral Home, Marion, where the family will greet friends after noon Monday. The Rev. Stan Wierson will officiate.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie of Marion; a son, Kim Hanson and wife Mary of Stoughton, Wis.; a daughter, Susan Feldmann and husband Marty of Cedar Rapids; two stepsons, James Roberts and wife Pat of Virginia Beach, Va., and Norman Roberts and wife Katie of Clarinda; a brother, Howard Hanson of Lodi, Wis.; two sisters, Marion Schreiber and Margaret Smith, both of Baraboo, Wis.; and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Kay Sickler.
Jim was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Elroy, Wis., the son of Harry Lewis Hanson Sr. and Ruth Hart Hanson. On July 28, 1956, he married Bettie Sikes Roberts in Fort Worth, Texas. A radio operator in the Navy during World War II, Jim was stationed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. For 37 years, he was an electrical engineer at Rockwell-Collins, retiring in January 1992. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church, Marion; Survivors of Pearl Harbor; IEEE, where he was past chairman of several IEEE conferences; and was an attendant at many Camp Courageous summer camps.
Memorials may be given in Jim's name to First United Methodist Church, 1277 Eighth Ave., Marion 52302.
(Source: The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 14 Dec 1996, Page 2, Section B)
-------------------------------------------------------------
.
|
