Henry Oliver Hansen Military person

Henry Oliver "Hank" Hansen (December 14, 1919 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was member of the combat patrol that climbed, captured, and raised the American flag and flagstaff on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945. He helped to raise the first flag, and was for a time, incorrectly identified as being one of the six flag raisers in the world famous second Mount Suribachi flag raising photograph taken the same day by Associated Press photographer, Joe Rosenthal.

Personal facts

Henry Oliver Hansen
Birth dateDecember 14, 1919
Birth place
Boston
Date of deathMarch 01, 1945
Place of death
Iwo Jima

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
World War II Victory Medal (United States)
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
military operations
Bougainville Campaign
Battle of Iwo Jima
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military unit
2nd Battalion 28th Marines
service start1938
service end1945

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