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Marcus J. Hanson
Born	24 Jun1890, Denmark
Gender	Male
Parents	Mr. and Mrs Hans K Hanson, Country of Denmark
Schools Attended
Branch of Service	Army
Additional Identifiers	Killed in Action
Service Timeframe	17 May 1918 - 8 Nov 1918
War/Conflict	World War One 1914-1918
Principal Units and Locations	Company B, 603rd Engineers, US Army.
Military Awards and Decorations	Purple Heart.
Boot Camp photo 1918
Narrative Body destroyed on the battlefield. Entered the service May 17, 1918, at Windom, Minn., and was sent to Camp Dodge, la., where he was assigned to Co. B, 603d Engineers. After receiving his training there he was sent with his company to France. We do not know how long he was at the front, hut on Nov. 9, 1918, he was slightly wounded at the battle of the Meuse River and was being taken back to the hospital in an ambulance when a high explosive shell struck the ambulance killing nine men and wounding two others. Private Hanson was among the killed. Private Hanson was born in Denmark on June 24, 1890, and was the son of Hans K. Hanson of Denmark.