Rank
Class Of
1920
Branch
MIA/KIA
KIA
Conflict
Born
Dec. 20, 1898
Died
June 7, 1918
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross
Buried
Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Belleau France
Image
Biography
Born in Portland Oregon, Cpl William Hansen studied Mining Engineering while attending Oregon Agricultural College. He was called into service on 23 Apr 1917 after being at OAC for a year. While serving with the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 20th Company he was killed in Belleau Wood France in the battle that earned the Marines the nickname Teufel Hunden “Devil Dogs”. He was survived by his parents, his sister and his brother.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55949777/william-hansen
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx719w135#page/19/mode/1... (pgs 17, 44)
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx719v040#page/471/mode/... (pg 469)