Service No. #274575
Entered the Service From: Texas
4th Marine Regiment (HQ/2)
Awards: Purple Heart
U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945, lists his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Mother: Mrs. May Pickrel, 2401 Laurel; Kansas City, Missouri. Died Or Killed In Prisoner Of War Status.
Cpl. Charles W. Hanson was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hanson was killed during the attack on the ship.
***I would like to thank Geoffrey Roecker Find A Grave ID 47006169 for updating the DOB on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Danny Jones Find A Grave ID 47476713 for adding his photo to this memorial***
Entered the Service From: Texas
4th Marine Regiment (HQ/2)
Awards: Purple Heart
U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945, lists his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Mother: Mrs. May Pickrel, 2401 Laurel; Kansas City, Missouri. Died Or Killed In Prisoner Of War Status.
Cpl. Charles W. Hanson was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hanson was killed during the attack on the ship.
***I would like to thank Geoffrey Roecker Find A Grave ID 47006169 for updating the DOB on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Danny Jones Find A Grave ID 47476713 for adding his photo to this memorial***
Service No. #274575
Entered the Service From: Texas
4th Marine Regiment (HQ/2)
Awards: Purple Heart
U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945, lists his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Mother: Mrs. May Pickrel, 2401 Laurel; Kansas City, Missouri. Died Or Killed In Prisoner Of War Status.
Cpl. Charles W. Hanson was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hanson was killed during the attack on the ship.
***I would like to thank Geoffrey Roecker Find A Grave ID 47006169 for updating the DOB on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Danny Jones Find A Grave ID 47476713 for adding his photo to this memorial***
Entered the Service From: Texas
4th Marine Regiment (HQ/2)
Awards: Purple Heart
U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945, lists his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Mother: Mrs. May Pickrel, 2401 Laurel; Kansas City, Missouri. Died Or Killed In Prisoner Of War Status.
Cpl. Charles W. Hanson was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship's holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. Hanson was killed during the attack on the ship.
***I would like to thank Geoffrey Roecker Find A Grave ID 47006169 for updating the DOB on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Danny Jones Find A Grave ID 47476713 for adding his photo to this memorial***
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