Edited by Bugme, 02 December 2012 - 07:02 PM.


JOHN W. HANSON USMC, PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 07:50 AM
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 07:53 AM
After he received his appointment, he was assigned to the Fourth Marine Base Defense Aircraft Wing and embarked on 16 September 1943 aboard the USS Tangier where he served as a Radio and Radar Technician on Samoa. For most of November he was assigned to temporary duty to Force Aircraft, Forward Area.
In December 1943, he joined Air Regulating Squadron-3 and returned to the United States arriving at Miramar. After taking two weeks leave, he was reassigned to HQ Squadron-42, MBDAG-42 where he served as the Assistant Group Radar Officer, later becoming the Group Radar Officer. He remained with MBDAG-42 until the end of the war. Hanson’s appointment was terminated in December 1945 and he reverted back to his enlisted status. He was discharged on 18 December 1945.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 07:54 AM
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 07:58 AM
Also I currently have his grade as WO-1 which he wore until 1947 but I am still looking for a proper pair of WWII WO-1 insignia. The pair that is currently pinned on is the post-1954 version.
Feel free to make recommendations to help me properly restore this back its 1945 look.
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Posted 02 December 2012 - 07:12 PM
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Posted 02 December 2012 - 07:33 PM
Any luck on getting it back to the original specs?
Regards,
John
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Posted 02 December 2012 - 07:42 PM
Beast,
Any luck on getting it back to the original specs?
Regards,
John
Hi John,
Not quite, the rank is still giving me fits. I think it would almost be easier to show his 1943 rank of Gunner and just have the American Defense ribbon.
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Posted 19 February 2013 - 05:47 PM
They arrived today and I think they look great! I would like to replace the ribbon bar to a solid three place bar, but I am pretty content with what I have so far. Please feel free to make recommendations or corrections as this is the first USMC Warrant Officer's I have researched and restored.
Close-up of the rank insignia
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Posted 19 February 2013 - 06:10 PM
Leonardo
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Posted 06 December 2013 - 02:27 PM
Kurt
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Posted 05 December 2015 - 08:16 PM
That is an awesome piece of history!
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Posted 06 December 2016 - 03:36 PM
Back to the top for the 75th Anniversary.
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