Walter D. Hansen
World War II
Walter D. Hansen.
| Rank | Technician Fourth Class |
|---|---|
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Service Number | 32074184 |
| Unit | 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division |
| Entered the Service from | New Jersey |
| Died | February 13, 1945 |
| Buried at | Alloway Methodist Cemetery, Alloway, New Jersey |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
Introduction
Robert G. Hansen, Walter D. Hansen, Harry H. Hansen.
Technician Fourth Class Walter D. Hansen was born in 1915, the youngest of four sons of Hans and Helen Hansen, coming after William, Harry, and Robert. In 1930 the Hansen family lived on Chestnut Avenue in Runnemede, N.J. Hans Hansen was a native of Denmark who came to America in 1905. He worked as a machinist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Walter Hansen had attended high school for four years before entering the service. He was inducted into the Army at Trenton, N.J. on June 2, 1941. He was serving at Camp Croft, SC with an infantry unit in July of 1943.
Walter D. Hansen was killed in action on February 13, 1945 near Saarlautern, Germany. Brought home in the fall of 1948, he was buried locally in a private service on December 16, 1948. He was survived by his wife, M. Isabel Hansen and daughter Carol, of 39 Lindisfarne Avenue, Westmont, N.J. He also was survived by his parents, of Runnemede, and his brothers Robert and Harry.
39 Lindisfarne Avenue
39 Lindisfarne Avenue, Westmont, N.J. — May 2004. Photos courtesy of Von Lechner.
SGT. WALTER D. HANSEN
Camden Courier-Post —
SGT. WALTER D. HANSEN — Private services and burial for Sgt. Walter D. Hansen, who was killed Feb. 13, 1945, in Sarrlauten, Germany, will be held Thursday. He was 29. Burial will be under direction of Franklin P. Jackson 3d.
Surviving Sergeant Hansen are his widow, M. Isabel, and a daughter, Carol, both of 39 Lindia Farne avenue, Westmont; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Hansen, Runnemede, and two brothers, Harry, Runnemede, and Robert, Memphis, Tenn.