Hi,
I am trying to find the final fate of John P. Hanson. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on 28 July 1914, the son of Charles I. and Nora (nee Buckley) Hanson. He served in the Army Air Corps in WWII, (ASN#32518092, enlisted at Ft Jay, Governor's Island, NY on 2 October 1942). In May of 1943 he is a sergeant, training as an aerial gunner in Colorado. On 4 February 1944 his crew was shot down and he was taken prisoner, returning to the US in May of 1945.
His father, a Swedish Hudson River tugboat captain, died on January 31, 1952. In his obit, he is listed as "devoted father of John P., Carl F., Joseph W. and the late Timothy A(ugust)" He is interred at St Charles Cemetery, Pine Lawn, NY, as are Nora and Timothy. Timothy and Carl were both paratroopers in the war with the 101st Airborne. Timothy passed away suddenly at the family home, 1961 Coleman St, Brooklyn, in May 1946.
The family moved to Park Ridge, NJ around 1950.
Nora, originally from Co. Cork, Ireland, died on February 7, 1986 at age 100 and her obituary says "Surviving are two sons, Carl of Mount Arlington and Joseph W. of Park Ridge" so presumably John P. has died sometime between 1952 and 1986. Carl passed away in New Jersey May 1989; Joseph W. in 1997
Grateful for any help.
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