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Loren A. Hanson

Born 11/19/1946, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gender Male
Parents James L. and Adeline V. Hanson
Schools Attended

Robbinsdale High, University of Minnesota

Branch of Service Army
Additional Identifiers Non-commissioned Officer
Service Timeframe 1966 - 1967
War/Conflict Vietnam War 1964-1975
Principal Units and Locations

1st Cav - Company D, 1st Batallion 8th Infantry - An Khe, Vietnam

1st Cav - 15th Admin Company - An Khe, Vietnam

Military Awards and Decorations

Radio Telephone Operator (Target) geared up on a mountaintop in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam

Narrative

Served in Vietnam with the 1st Cav in various capacities after training as a mortar gunner at Fort Jackson then OJT finance clerk at Fort Polk. Initial service in Vietnam was with D 1/8 as an RTO then back to base camp doing company clerk job then on the the 15th Admin as a personal aid for Major Curtis Lee (Thief River Falls) then NCO in the replacement detachment processing GIs in and out of the Cav. Received the usual awards including most notably a Combat Infantry Badge. Rotated back to Ft. Lewis and processed out of active duty on December 21, 1967.