| NAME Lloyd Edward Hanson |
NICKNAME Fritz |
MCSN 357492 |
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| HOME OF RECORD Moose Lake, MN |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Nora Ethel Hanson |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1920 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT January 13, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS October 8, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal / Third Matanikau |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT L/3/2nd Marines |
DUTY — |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 7 October 1942, the Third Battalion, 2nd Marines led an attack against Japanese positions along the Matanikau River. Slight resistance was encountered near their chosen crossing site, a narrow span called “One Log” or “Nippon Bridge,” and the battalion bivouacked in the area overnight. Fighting continued in a torrential downpour the following day. Company L, 3/2 suffered three fatal casualties at the hands of a Japanese machine gunner; Private Lloyd Hanson and PFC William Held died on the spot. Neither man’s body was recovered from the field. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS “Not recovered due to battle conditions.” |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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Biography:
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Articles and Records:
Fritz Hanson’s draft card.
Excerpt from the muster roll of L/3/2, October 1942. Corporal Kerner’s body was eventually returned to the United States; Hanson and Held are likely still on Guadalcanal
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