Baseball in Wartime - Bill Hansen

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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

Bill Hansen

Date and Place of Birth: 1921 Chicago, Illinois
Date and Place of Death: 1945 Belgium
Baseball Experience: Minor League
Position: Outfield
Rank: Sergeant
Military Unit: US Army
Area Served: European Theater of Operations

William F "Bill" Hansen was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1921. He signed with Greenville Lions of the Alabama State League in 1941, batted .339 with seven home runs and finished the season with the Fort Pierce Bombers of the Florida East Coast League. He was with Statesville at the start of the 1942 season but was signed by the Green Bay Blue Jays of the Wisconsin State League in June and batted .310 with 57 RBIs.

Hansen's contract was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association at the end of 1942, but military service beckoned before he had the opportunity to report.

Sergeant Hansen served with the Army in Europe. In January 1945 He died of wounds received in combat in Belgium.

Thanks to Davis O Barker for help with this biography.

Added September 19, 2006. Updated January 23, 2008.

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