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Hansen, Harry F.

Nationality:: American

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

For action which was performed on 31 July 1944, near Troisgots/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France.

Citation unavailable.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Citation unavailable.

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

Sources

- FOLKESTAD, W. B., The View from the Turret, Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, United States, 2000.
- HEWITT, R. L., Workhorse of the Western Front, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1980.
- 30thinfantry.org

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