John William HANSAN (1924-1963)

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JOHN WILLIAM HANSAN
(JUBBY OR JUNIOR)
-- ** --

BORN: December 26, 1924 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin ¹¹ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁸
DIED: October 5, 1963 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin of Lung Cancer ¹¹ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁸ ³³
BURIED: Calvary Catholic Cemetery Cemetery, Section 4, Row 15, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin ¹⁶ FAG
PARENTS: Cora May Glidden and John Peter Hansan ²¹ ²² ³¹ ³²
MILITARY: Navy. 958-95-97. Enlisted 28 Dec 1943 in Milwaukee, Wis. - Dec. 28, 1945 On April 28, 1944 he is listed as F2c V-6S (Fire controlman, General Service), A Fire controlman operates advanced weapons systems. Dates are Muster roll dates.
He was on the Grant (AP-29). (8 days) 20 Apr 1944 F2c V-6S sailed from Seattle Washington, 28 Apr 1944 arrival at Pearl Harbor;
South Dakota (BB-57). (About 5 months) 9 May 1944 Received from PSNY, Bremerton, Washington for duty. 15 May 1944 F2c V-6 SV, 30 Jun 1944, 31 Jul 1944 TRAN July 10 To nearest R/S in U.S. for assignment to duty in new construction by SuborComdServPac.; the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign in mid-1944
Napa (APA-157). (About 1 year and 3 months) This was a new ship, commissioned on 1 Oct. 1944. 1 Oct. 1944 F2c APA, RECBKS, NAVSTA, SEATTLE, WASH., 2 Dec 1944 arrived at Pearl Harbor. 31 Dec 1944,
19 Feb 1945 At Iwo Jima, the Napa commenced lowering her boats at 0641, thus allowing sufficient time for the landing craft to cover the distance to the Blue Beaches on the southeastern coast of the island for H-hour, 0900. The first waves, in LVT's, went ashore on schedule, but were slowed at the first volcanic terrace. Without protection, the marines were vulnerable to fire from Japanese pillboxes, and gun and mortar positions on higher ground to the north of the beaches. The fire from those positions, which could be knocked out only by a direct hit, soon began to take its toll and the attack transports began to move in to receive the wounded. By noon, Napa had proceeded from the line of departure to take on casualties. Retiring that night, she returned early the next morning to continue debarking troops and cargo and to take on wounded personnel. Returning again on the morning of the 21st, she was rammed by Logan (APA-196) at about 0445. The resulting hole in her hull, frames 98-102, was 15 feet long and extended down to a point 10 feet beyond the turn of the bilge. Fast action on the part of the crew and the remaining Marine personnel, waiting for debarkation, precluded casualties even among the evacuees; limited flooding to No. 4 hold, and prevented any fires from breaking out in that hold which contained high octane gas. After assuring the water-tightness of the remaining holds, the "Victory" ship resumed her duties, remaining in the Iwo Jima area until the 24th. She then departed for Guam where repairs were started. On 25 March she continued to Pearl Harbor, arriving early the next month. 31 Mar 1945, In May, Napa got underway for Seattle, whence she sailed, on 20 June, for Okinawa with Army units embarked. 1 Jul 1945, She arrived at Machinato Anchorage on 5 August, discharged her cargo and passengers, and started back across the Pacific, reaching Saipan on 14 August to receive the word of the Japanese surrender and orders to the Philippines. Arriving in the Philippines in mid-September, she commenced transporting occupation troops to the Japanese home islands including elements of the 8th Army to Yokohama. The ship was then assigned to Operation Beleaguer to transport 6th Marine Division personnel to Tsingtao. She sailed next to French Indochina to ferry units of the 62nd Chinese Army from Hai Phong to Takao, Formosa. 1 Oct. 1945, On 24 November she reported to ComPhilSeaFron for "Magic Carpet" duty, departing on the 27th for California with Army personnel on board.
1 Dec 1945 F2c C.R. (change of rating) To S2c (Seaman 2nd class). Auth: BuPers D5114(1)., Anchoring in San Francisco Bay, on 16 December. 1 Jan 1946 S2c Trans. 12/28/1945 To R/S West Coast, Cont. US for Disc. from US NavSer. Auth: ALNAV 395-45.; ¹³ ¹⁶
OCCUPATION: Kimberley Clark Corp. ¹⁶
RELIGION: Member of St. Peter Catholic Church, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. ¹⁶
MARRIAGE: Dorothy Kargus (Feb. 15, 1925-Apr. 5, 1987) on July 2, 1949 in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. ¹¹ ¹⁴ ¹⁶

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CHILDREN

NAME BORN DIED SPOUSE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BURIED
Helen Lois HANSAN HENDERSON Mar. 4, 1951 Oshkosh, WI Dec. 29, 2014 Oshkosh, WI LIVING 1 Cremated. unknown FAG
Richard John HANSAN May 22, 1954 Oshkosh, WI Feb. 17, 1994 Oshkosh, WI LIVING 1 Calvary Catholic Cemetery Cemetery, Section 4, Row 15, next to his parents, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin FAG
LIVING

***CHILDREN***

NAME	BORN	DIED	SPOUSE	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	BURIED
Helen Lois HANSAN HENDERSON	Mar. 4, 1951 Oshkosh, WI	Dec. 29, 2014 Oshkosh, WI	LIVING	1	Cremated. unknown FAG
Richard John HANSAN	May 22, 1954 Oshkosh, WI	Feb. 17, 1994 Oshkosh, WI	LIVING	1	Calvary Catholic Cemetery Cemetery, Section 4, Row 15, next to his parents, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin FAG
LIVING

RESIDENCES: Oshkosh, Wisconsin ¹⁴ ³¹ ³² ¹⁶ ²¹ ²²
NOTES: John was very thin, brown eyes and hair and a dark complexion. John was a member of the American Legion.
His job in the navy was making ice cream while on a battleship. He enjoyed his job.
Dorothy's father was Elmer Kargus. Her mother, named Sophia, has two brothers. She was a Catholic Convert.

SOURCES:
---People---
Much of their information was oral.
Carol Hansan Seurer
Helen Hansan Henderson
Marian Reschlein

---Key Records---
¹¹ Family Bible of John Peter Hansan and Deaths
¹² 1940 WWII draft registration for John W. Hansan
¹³ Navy Muster Rolls for WWII for John William Hansan in All U.S. WWII Navy Muster Rolls 1938-1949 on Ancestry One example: 1944 Muster Roll for the ship USS Grant containing John W. Hansan. Details on ship activity is from Wikipedia U.S. Grant, South Dakota, Napa.
¹⁴ 1949 Wedding Announcement of John W. Hansan
¹⁵ 1963 Wisconsin Death Records Index for John W. Hansan
¹⁶ 1963 Obituary of John W. Hansan
¹⁷ 1963 Social Security Death Index for John W. Hansan from at Ancestry.com
¹⁸ Marian Reschlein's Date Book

---Census Records---
²¹ 1930 Census Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh and next page
316 Forrest, owned; Hansan, John P. age 46, parents from France, Luxembourg, occupation: painter contractor; wife Cora M. age 39, parents from New York; son Robert J. age 16, attending school; daughter Jane L. age 13, attending school; daughter Marion J. age 10, attending school; son John W. Jr. age 5, attending school; son Tom D. age 2 8/12
²⁶ 1940 Census Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh
316 Forrest Ave., owned; Hansan, John P. age 58, 7th grade education, occupation: painter - house painter; wife Cora M. age 49, 8th grade education; son John W. age 15, attending school - 7th grade completed; son Thomas D. age, attending school - 6th grade completed; daughter Carol Ann age 7, attending school - 2nd grade completed
²⁶ 1950 Census Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh
23 Wright St.; Hansan, John age 25, mill hand in a pulp mill; wife Dorothy age 25, runs a heming machine in clothing manufacturing work;
The Adolph Baurenfeind family lived upstairs.

---Records for Close Relatives---
These records primarily provide relationship information.
³¹ 1956 Obituary of John Peter Hansan
³² 1959 Obituary of Cora Hansan
³³ 1963 Obituary of Robert Hansan

Name Born Died Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued

JOHN HANSAN 26 Dec 1924 Oct 1963 (No Location Given) (No Location Given) 390-18-2875 Wisconsin (Before 1951)

RICHARD HANSAN 22 May 1954 17 Feb 1994 54901 (Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI) (No Location Given) 396-56-4453 Wisconsin (1967)

BORN:	December 26, 1924 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin ¹¹ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁸
DIED:	October 5, 1963 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin of Lung Cancer ¹¹ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁸ ³³
BURIED:	Calvary Catholic Cemetery Cemetery, Section 4, Row 15, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin ¹⁶ FAG
PARENTS:	Cora May Glidden and John Peter Hansan ²¹ ²² ³¹ ³²
MILITARY:	Navy. 958-95-97. Enlisted 28 Dec 1943 in Milwaukee, Wis. - Dec. 28, 1945 On April 28, 1944 he is listed as F2c V-6S (Fire controlman, General Service), A Fire controlman operates advanced weapons systems. Dates are Muster roll dates. He was on the Grant (AP-29). (8 days) 20 Apr 1944 F2c V-6S sailed from Seattle Washington, 28 Apr 1944 arrival at Pearl Harbor; South Dakota (BB-57). (About 5 months) 9 May 1944 Received from PSNY, Bremerton, Washington for duty. 15 May 1944 F2c V-6 SV, 30 Jun 1944, 31 Jul 1944 TRAN July 10 To nearest R/S in U.S. for assignment to duty in new construction by SuborComdServPac.; the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign in mid-1944 Napa (APA-157). (About 1 year and 3 months) This was a new ship, commissioned on 1 Oct. 1944. 1 Oct. 1944 F2c APA, RECBKS, NAVSTA, SEATTLE, WASH., 2 Dec 1944 arrived at Pearl Harbor. 31 Dec 1944, 19 Feb 1945 At Iwo Jima, the Napa commenced lowering her boats at 0641, thus allowing sufficient time for the landing craft to cover the distance to the Blue Beaches on the southeastern coast of the island for H-hour, 0900. The first waves, in LVT's, went ashore on schedule, but were slowed at the first volcanic terrace. Without protection, the marines were vulnerable to fire from Japanese pillboxes, and gun and mortar positions on higher ground to the north of the beaches. The fire from those positions, which could be knocked out only by a direct hit, soon began to take its toll and the attack transports began to move in to receive the wounded. By noon, Napa had proceeded from the line of departure to take on casualties. Retiring that night, she returned early the next morning to continue debarking troops and cargo and to take on wounded personnel. Returning again on the morning of the 21st, she was rammed by Logan (APA-196) at about 0445. The resulting hole in her hull, frames 98-102, was 15 feet long and extended down to a point 10 feet beyond the turn of the bilge. Fast action on the part of the crew and the remaining Marine personnel, waiting for debarkation, precluded casualties even among the evacuees; limited flooding to No. 4 hold, and prevented any fires from breaking out in that hold which contained high octane gas. After assuring the water-tightness of the remaining holds, the "Victory" ship resumed her duties, remaining in the Iwo Jima area until the 24th. She then departed for Guam where repairs were started. On 25 March she continued to Pearl Harbor, arriving early the next month. 31 Mar 1945, In May, Napa got underway for Seattle, whence she sailed, on 20 June, for Okinawa with Army units embarked. 1 Jul 1945, She arrived at Machinato Anchorage on 5 August, discharged her cargo and passengers, and started back across the Pacific, reaching Saipan on 14 August to receive the word of the Japanese surrender and orders to the Philippines. Arriving in the Philippines in mid-September, she commenced transporting occupation troops to the Japanese home islands including elements of the 8th Army to Yokohama. The ship was then assigned to Operation Beleaguer to transport 6th Marine Division personnel to Tsingtao. She sailed next to French Indochina to ferry units of the 62nd Chinese Army from Hai Phong to Takao, Formosa. 1 Oct. 1945, On 24 November she reported to ComPhilSeaFron for "Magic Carpet" duty, departing on the 27th for California with Army personnel on board. 1 Dec 1945 F2c C.R. (change of rating) To S2c (Seaman 2nd class). Auth: BuPers D5114(1)., Anchoring in San Francisco Bay, on 16 December. 1 Jan 1946 S2c Trans. 12/28/1945 To R/S West Coast, Cont. US for Disc. from US NavSer. Auth: ALNAV 395-45.; ¹³ ¹⁶
OCCUPATION:	Kimberley Clark Corp. ¹⁶
RELIGION:	Member of St. Peter Catholic Church, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. ¹⁶
MARRIAGE:	Dorothy Kargus (Feb. 15, 1925-Apr. 5, 1987) on July 2, 1949 in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. ¹¹ ¹⁴ ¹⁶

RESIDENCES:	Oshkosh, Wisconsin ¹⁴ ³¹ ³² ¹⁶ ²¹ ²²
NOTES:	John was very thin, brown eyes and hair and a dark complexion. John was a member of the American Legion. His job in the navy was making ice cream while on a battleship. He enjoyed his job. Dorothy's father was Elmer Kargus. Her mother, named Sophia, has two brothers. She was a Catholic Convert.

SOURCES:	---People--- Much of their information was oral.
	Carol Hansan Seurer
	Helen Hansan Henderson
	Marian Reschlein
	---Key Records---
	¹¹ Family Bible of John Peter Hansan and Deaths
	¹² 1940 WWII draft registration for John W. Hansan
	¹³ Navy Muster Rolls for WWII for John William Hansan in All U.S. WWII Navy Muster Rolls 1938-1949 on Ancestry One example: 1944 Muster Roll for the ship USS Grant containing John W. Hansan. Details on ship activity is from Wikipedia U.S. Grant, South Dakota, Napa.
	¹⁴ 1949 Wedding Announcement of John W. Hansan
	¹⁵ 1963 Wisconsin Death Records Index for John W. Hansan
	¹⁶ 1963 Obituary of John W. Hansan
	¹⁷ 1963 Social Security Death Index for John W. Hansan from at Ancestry.com
	¹⁸ Marian Reschlein's Date Book
	---Census Records---
	²¹ 1930 Census Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh and next page 316 Forrest, owned; Hansan, John P. age 46, parents from France, Luxembourg, occupation: painter contractor; wife Cora M. age 39, parents from New York; son Robert J. age 16, attending school; daughter Jane L. age 13, attending school; daughter Marion J. age 10, attending school; son John W. Jr. age 5, attending school; son Tom D. age 2 8/12
	²⁶ 1940 Census Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh 316 Forrest Ave., owned; Hansan, John P. age 58, 7th grade education, occupation: painter - house painter; wife Cora M. age 49, 8th grade education; son John W. age 15, attending school - 7th grade completed; son Thomas D. age, attending school - 6th grade completed; daughter Carol Ann age 7, attending school - 2nd grade completed
	²⁶ 1950 Census Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh 23 Wright St.; Hansan, John age 25, mill hand in a pulp mill; wife Dorothy age 25, runs a heming machine in clothing manufacturing work; The Adolph Baurenfeind family lived upstairs.
	---Records for Close Relatives--- These records primarily provide relationship information.
	³¹ 1956 Obituary of John Peter Hansan
	³² 1959 Obituary of Cora Hansan
	³³ 1963 Obituary of Robert Hansan

Name	Born	Died	Residence	Last Benefit	SSN	Issued
JOHN HANSAN	26 Dec 1924	Oct 1963	(No Location Given)	(No Location Given)	390-18-2875	Wisconsin (Before 1951)
RICHARD HANSAN	22 May 1954	17 Feb 1994	54901 (Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI)	(No Location Given)	396-56-4453	Wisconsin (1967)