Carlyle B. Hansen |
USS Arizona |
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Ned Burton Donohue (Left) Carlyle B. Hansen (Right). Ned's letters to his family references his friend on the right as "Hansen" Our family believes that "Hansen" is Carlyle B. Hansen who was killed on the USS Arizona |
Information provided by Vincent "Jim" Vlach only enlisted survivor of the 11 assigned to the Executive Officer's office. They handled the enlisted records for those assigned (except for the Marine Detachment and Aviation Squadron Carlyle B. Hansen (368-42-86 - Machinist Mate Second) enlisted January 10, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He reported on board the USS Arizona on April 29, 1939 after completion of training at the Naval Training Station, San Diego. He was advanced to MM2c on November 1, 1941 and was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, during which his ship was destroyed. His body was not recovered. The machinist rating indicated he was a member of the Engineering Department. Their battle stations were several decks below the main deck All personnel on board had plenty of time to reach their battle stations before the fatal bomb hit at 0806 which penetrated to the forward magazines and destroyed the Arizona. During early salvage operations, divers air hoses were severed on the jagged steel; attempts to recover bodies in submerged areas was discontinued and approximately 900 are still entombed on the sunken Arizona. The beautiful memorial spans the sunken ship. |
