ROBERT MURRAY "BUTCHER BOB" HANSON
Rate/Rank
1STLT
Service Branch
USMCR 5/1942 - 2/1944
Born
02/04/1920LUCKNOW, INDIA
KILLED IN ACTION - 2/3/1944 - CREDITED WITH 25 ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON VMF-215, BOUGAINVILLE, NEW BRITIAN ISLANDS
NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS MARINE CORPS
AIR MEDAL NAVY
PURPLE HEART MEDAL MARINE CORPS
AMERCAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL MARINE CORPS
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL MARINE CORPS