Paratroopers of the 456th Parachute Field Artillery Bn.

This web page is dedicated to James Porter Hanna

   James P. Hanna entered the United States Army on October 17,1939, from Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. He intially served with the U.S. Army's 3rd Division, 10th Field Artillery Battalion. James then served with the 603d Tank Destroyer Battalion. In late 1943 he volunteered for the paratroops, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division, 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. Headquarters and Service Battery. He rose to the rank of Corporal in 1944. James' Army serial number was 06935092.

 

 

James P. Hanna, 456 Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, December, 1944.



 

Backside of photo above.

 

 

Below; James P, Hanna is awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received June 12,1944.

 

Below; James Porter Hanna's Iowa Veterans World War II Dischage Form. Side one.

 

Below; James Porter Hanna's Iowa Veterans World War II Dischage Form. Side two.

 

James P. Hanna's World War II Draft Registration Card. Side one. This card was filled out when he returned to the States in September 1945.

 

James P. Hanna's World War II Draft Registration Card. Side two.

 

James Porter Hanna's 1986 obituary.
Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa,
June 21, 1986, Page 4.

Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island County, Illinois USA.

 

 

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