WEST POINTER FROM S.D. DIES
Washington Star Carries Story Account of Col. Hanson's Death
Col. James Hanson, who recently died in a Washington hospital had the distinction of having received the first appointment from South Dakota's congressional district to West Point.
The following account of Colonel Hanson's death was carried in the Washing Star:
Col. James Hanson, U.S. Infantry, military attache at the United States embassy at Santiago, Chile, for the past four years, died at Walter Reed General Hospital yesterday afternoon, following an illness of three weeks. His wife, Mrs. Isabel Ingle Hanson was with him when he died.
Funeral services, with full military honors, will be held at the Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The honorary pallbearers will be:
Brig. Gen. Stuart Heintzelman,
Col. Arthur S. Cowan,
Col. Fred R. Brown,
Col. Edward M. Markham,
Col. Evan H. Humphrey,
Col. Stanley H. Ford,
Col. Stanley D. Embick
and Lieut. Col. Edwin S. Hartshorn.
Was Native of Sweden
A native of Sweden, Col. Hanson came to this country at an early age, and was graduated from the West Point Military Academy in February 1899. He was assigned to the Infantry as a second lieutenant and by gradual promotion reached the grade of colonel in 1923. He served in the Philippines during the insurrection in 1899-1901, and also in China during the Boxer troubles. In later years he had several long tours of duty in the Philippines in the ordnance and quartermaster's departments. During the World War he was instructor at various training camps in this country and made a trip to France as a member of the General Staff Corps.
Returns to Washington
Following the war he took courses of study at the Army War College and at the General Staff College, and in 1923 was on duty with the military intelligence division in this city up to the time of his transfer to the Valparaiso mission. He was officially cited for gallantry in action at Pelking August 15, 1900, while a second lieutenant in the 5th Calvary with the Chinese relief expedition.
Evening Huronite; Huron, South Dakota.
October 10, 1927; Page Four.
Washington Star Carries Story Account of Col. Hanson's Death
Col. James Hanson, who recently died in a Washington hospital had the distinction of having received the first appointment from South Dakota's congressional district to West Point.
The following account of Colonel Hanson's death was carried in the Washing Star:
Col. James Hanson, U.S. Infantry, military attache at the United States embassy at Santiago, Chile, for the past four years, died at Walter Reed General Hospital yesterday afternoon, following an illness of three weeks. His wife, Mrs. Isabel Ingle Hanson was with him when he died.
Funeral services, with full military honors, will be held at the Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The honorary pallbearers will be:
Brig. Gen. Stuart Heintzelman,
Col. Arthur S. Cowan,
Col. Fred R. Brown,
Col. Edward M. Markham,
Col. Evan H. Humphrey,
Col. Stanley H. Ford,
Col. Stanley D. Embick
and Lieut. Col. Edwin S. Hartshorn.
Was Native of Sweden
A native of Sweden, Col. Hanson came to this country at an early age, and was graduated from the West Point Military Academy in February 1899. He was assigned to the Infantry as a second lieutenant and by gradual promotion reached the grade of colonel in 1923. He served in the Philippines during the insurrection in 1899-1901, and also in China during the Boxer troubles. In later years he had several long tours of duty in the Philippines in the ordnance and quartermaster's departments. During the World War he was instructor at various training camps in this country and made a trip to France as a member of the General Staff Corps.
Returns to Washington
Following the war he took courses of study at the Army War College and at the General Staff College, and in 1923 was on duty with the military intelligence division in this city up to the time of his transfer to the Valparaiso mission. He was officially cited for gallantry in action at Pelking August 15, 1900, while a second lieutenant in the 5th Calvary with the Chinese relief expedition.
Evening Huronite; Huron, South Dakota.
October 10, 1927; Page Four.
WEST POINTER FROM S.D. DIES
Washington Star Carries Story Account of Col. Hanson's Death
Col. James Hanson, who recently died in a Washington hospital had the distinction of having received the first appointment from South Dakota's congressional district to West Point.
The following account of Colonel Hanson's death was carried in the Washing Star:
Col. James Hanson, U.S. Infantry, military attache at the United States embassy at Santiago, Chile, for the past four years, died at Walter Reed General Hospital yesterday afternoon, following an illness of three weeks. His wife, Mrs. Isabel Ingle Hanson was with him when he died.
Funeral services, with full military honors, will be held at the Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The honorary pallbearers will be:
Brig. Gen. Stuart Heintzelman,
Col. Arthur S. Cowan,
Col. Fred R. Brown,
Col. Edward M. Markham,
Col. Evan H. Humphrey,
Col. Stanley H. Ford,
Col. Stanley D. Embick
and Lieut. Col. Edwin S. Hartshorn.
Was Native of Sweden
A native of Sweden, Col. Hanson came to this country at an early age, and was graduated from the West Point Military Academy in February 1899. He was assigned to the Infantry as a second lieutenant and by gradual promotion reached the grade of colonel in 1923. He served in the Philippines during the insurrection in 1899-1901, and also in China during the Boxer troubles. In later years he had several long tours of duty in the Philippines in the ordnance and quartermaster's departments. During the World War he was instructor at various training camps in this country and made a trip to France as a member of the General Staff Corps.
Returns to Washington
Following the war he took courses of study at the Army War College and at the General Staff College, and in 1923 was on duty with the military intelligence division in this city up to the time of his transfer to the Valparaiso mission. He was officially cited for gallantry in action at Pelking August 15, 1900, while a second lieutenant in the 5th Calvary with the Chinese relief expedition.
Evening Huronite; Huron, South Dakota.
October 10, 1927; Page Four.
Washington Star Carries Story Account of Col. Hanson's Death
Col. James Hanson, who recently died in a Washington hospital had the distinction of having received the first appointment from South Dakota's congressional district to West Point.
The following account of Colonel Hanson's death was carried in the Washing Star:
Col. James Hanson, U.S. Infantry, military attache at the United States embassy at Santiago, Chile, for the past four years, died at Walter Reed General Hospital yesterday afternoon, following an illness of three weeks. His wife, Mrs. Isabel Ingle Hanson was with him when he died.
Funeral services, with full military honors, will be held at the Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The honorary pallbearers will be:
Brig. Gen. Stuart Heintzelman,
Col. Arthur S. Cowan,
Col. Fred R. Brown,
Col. Edward M. Markham,
Col. Evan H. Humphrey,
Col. Stanley H. Ford,
Col. Stanley D. Embick
and Lieut. Col. Edwin S. Hartshorn.
Was Native of Sweden
A native of Sweden, Col. Hanson came to this country at an early age, and was graduated from the West Point Military Academy in February 1899. He was assigned to the Infantry as a second lieutenant and by gradual promotion reached the grade of colonel in 1923. He served in the Philippines during the insurrection in 1899-1901, and also in China during the Boxer troubles. In later years he had several long tours of duty in the Philippines in the ordnance and quartermaster's departments. During the World War he was instructor at various training camps in this country and made a trip to France as a member of the General Staff Corps.
Returns to Washington
Following the war he took courses of study at the Army War College and at the General Staff College, and in 1923 was on duty with the military intelligence division in this city up to the time of his transfer to the Valparaiso mission. He was officially cited for gallantry in action at Pelking August 15, 1900, while a second lieutenant in the 5th Calvary with the Chinese relief expedition.
Evening Huronite; Huron, South Dakota.
October 10, 1927; Page Four.
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