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NH 106213 First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson, USMCR

Photo #: NH 106213 First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson, USMCR
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Title: First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson, USMCR
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 201. Robert M. Hanson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Fighter Pilot attached to Marine Fighting Squadron Two Hundred Fifteen (VMF-215) against Japanese forces over Bougainville Island and New Britain Island, from 1 November 1943 to 24 January 1944. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 106213
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