Collection	Hansen Family
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Adrian Hansen with Arleen.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Candid outdoor view of Adrian and Arleen Hansen hugging. Taken at the time when Adrian left for the service or when he returned home after serving in Europe during World War II. Arleen Hansen was born March 17, 1920 in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Margaret May Griffiths Hansen and Pearl Steven Hansen. She married Ervin Schroeder August 16, 1952. The couple had one son, Ervin S. Schroeder. She worked for Waite Carpet Co.; Sterns Exclusive Shop; Boston Store; Oshkosh Clinic; and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She had one son. Member of the Welsh Druids Society and Martin Luther Church. She wrote many poems in the Welsh tradition and had them published. She died January 5, 2005 and was buried at Lake View Memorial Park. Adrian Donald Hansen was born in Eldorado, WI on 02/07/1919, the son of Margaret May Griffiths Hansen and Pearl Steven Hansen. He attended Slough Bridge School, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Before World War II, he worked for his father and the Wisconsin Diamond Match Company. He entered the U. S. Army on September 29, 1942. He was in the 1st Battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division, 325 Glider Infantry. He was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded in action in France in 1944. He also received the good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon with one Silver Star for gallantry in action and one Bronze Battle Star for service above and beyond the call of duty, Glider Badge, five oversears Service Bars, Distinguished Unit Badge, Bronze Service Arrowhead, Combat Infantryman Badge and glider Wings. He also received a Presidential Citation for volunteering to go behind enemy lines to rescue troops in the Battle of the Bulge. He served with the 325th glider Infantry in French Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Ireland, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. He was part of the Normandy Invasion on D-Day. He served in Foreign Service for 2 years, 4 months, 16 days. He was honorably discharged on September 22, 1945. He returned to the Diamond Match Company to work until it closed. Then he worked for the Turner Horse Stables and the Universal Foundry, Oshkosh until he retired at age 62. He never married. He died 09/08/1998 in Oshkosh WI.
Object ID	P2002.110.3
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Schroeder, Arleen Roselind Hansen Hansen, Adrian Donald
Place	Oshkosh, WI
Print size	2 3/4" x 4 1/2"
Subjects	Group photographs Homefront World War II Families Homecomings Soldiers Paratroopers Hugging
Title	Adrian Hansen with Arleen
Year Range from	1942
Year range to	1945

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