Hansen, Raymond J.

Other Events:

• Biography: Brief from Nephew Lyle Hansen
• Military Service: Bef 1944; WWII - US Army Chaplain
• Obituary: 18 Jul 1944; Appleton Post Crescent
• Obituary: 19 Jul 1944; Kaukauna Times
• Obituary: 20 Jul 1944; Denmark Press

Notes:

Biography:
My uncle Raymond Hansen died at the age of 31 the year before I was born. The only memories I have of him were of how the family talked about him. He was the fifth child of the Peter and Ann Hansen family, of Denmark Wisconsin. Raymond was a very talented person; he was able to play the piano, organ and violin even though he never took a lesson. He was an ordained minister and married the daughter of the pastor of the parish where he was serving. Raymond had volunteered and joined the Army soon after he and his wife Leona were married in 1941. He wanted to do his part in helping his fellow man. Captain Raymond J, Hansen, Chaplain US Army, landed on Omaha beach on June 11th 1944. He killed as he was administering to the wounded and dying soldiers. His death was a great shock for his young wife, his family and friends. My Grandfather would smile at me and say that I resembled Ray, I think it made him feel like a little bit of Raymond was still here.

Obituary:
HansenRaymond J.7/15/19126/11/1944Post Crescent7/18/19441

Obituary:
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Captain Raymond J. Hansen, 31, army chaplain, a brother of Carl and Mervin Hansen of Kaukauna was killed in action in France on June 11. Chaplain Hansen was a member of the Fourth division which was the first in France on D-Day. Chaplain Hansen is the brother of Carl and Mervin Hansen of Kaukauna and was well known to many people of Kaukauna.

Buried:
also inscribed on stone with parents;
Name:Raymond / Chaplain HANSEN
Birth:1912
Death:1944
Est. Age:32
Marriage: Maiden Name:
Section of Cemetery:Park H-3
Stone Reading:7/1/1992
Notes: Buried in France / On same stone with: Peter A. & Anne P

Raymond married Marks, Leona 14 Apr 1941, Clintonville, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA. Leona (daughter of Marks, Edward W. and Detert, Helen) was born 14 Sep 1913, Arcadia, Buffalo, Wisconsin, USA; died 14 Feb 2010, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]