Hans A. Hansen

Hans Anton Hansen (April 9, 1877 – August 23, 1949) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. The US sailor who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery is not the Medal of Honor recipient and his grave is mismarked.

Hans A. Hansen
Navy Medal of Honor
Born(1877-04-09)April 9, 1877
Korsør, Denmark
DiedAugust 23, 1949(1949-08-23) (aged 72)
Toms River, New Jersey
Place of burial
Riverside Cemetery
Toms River, New Jersey
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1899 - 1903
RankSeaman
UnitUSS Newark (C-1)
Battles/warsBoxer Rebellion
Awards Medal of Honor

Military service

Hansen was born April 9, 1877, in Korsør, Denmark. After immigrating to the United States through the Port of San Francisco on August 29, 1899 he enlisted in United States Navy and was sent as a Seaman aboard the USS Newark (C-1) to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: 55, 19 June 1901.

Hansen's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

Served with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China on 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. In the presence of the enemy during this period, Hansen distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.[1]

Death and burial

Medal of Honor recipient Hans A. Hansen died August 23, 1949 at Toms River, New Jersey, and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Toms River, New Jersey.[2]

Hansen's obituary in the August 24, 1949 Asbury Park, NJ Press newspaper read:

Hans Anton Hansen TOMS RIVER. - Hans Anton Hansen, 71, died yesterday on the porch of his home at 72 Dayton avenue. Mr. Hansen was a veteran of the Spanish–American war and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He came to Toms River to operate a pigeon farm which he later gave up because of poor health. He was a member of the Leonard A. Wood post of the Spanish–American War Veterans, Lakewood. Mr. Hansen was born in Denmark. He leaves his wife, Mary E. Hansen; a son William A. Hansen, who is on a naval reserve officers training cruise in the South Pacific, and two sisters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Arrangements are in charge of the Anderson, Campbell and Apgar funeral home.

See also

References
Inline
  1. "HANSEN, HANS A". Medal of Honor recipients, China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion). United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  2. "Hans A. Hansen". Findagrave.
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