The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Hanson, Edward W. (original) (raw)
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Hanson, Edward William (1889-1959)
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Hanson commanded a battleship division during the Marshalls, Philippines and Okinawa campaigns.
Hanson had served as naval governor of American Samoa prior to war, and supported the policy of "benign neglect" that minimized interference with native customs.
Service record
| 1889-2-12 | Born at Alexandria, Minnesota | |
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| 1911 | Ensign | Graduates fron Naval Academy |
| 1917 | Lieutenant junior grade | Commander, DD Dale |
| 1925 | Naval War College | |
| 1936-7-1 | Commander | Commander, PG Erie |
| 1038-6-26 | Naval governor, American Samoa | |
| 1940-7-11 | Captain | Commander, Naval Station Tutuila |
| 1941-10-1 | Commander, CA Indianapolis | |
| 1943-12 | Rear admiral | Commander, Battleship Division 9 |
| 1945-8 | Commander, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor | |
| 1948-2-13 | Commander, 15 Naval District | |
| 1951 | Vice admiral | Retires |
| 1959-10-18 | Dies at San Diego |
References
FindAGrave.com (accessed 2012-11-4)
Morison (1951)
Naval Historical Center (accessed 2009-2-16)
Pettibone (2007)
Tapituea (2011-6-22; accessed 2012-11-4)
TogetherWeServed.com (accessed 2012-11-4)
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