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William B. Hanger was a U.S. Marines servicemember and a veteran of World War 2. Hanger first joined the Marines in 1929 and was first promoted to corporal in 1937, then sergeant in 1938. By 1941, he was promoted to platoon sergeant and was awarded a Character Excellence and Good Conduct Medal Bar. While serving in World War 2, he was given temporary ranks of 1st Lieutenant and Captain, but after the war returned to the rank of Master Sergeant. Hanger was honorably discharged from the Marines in 1948 but continued to serve as the sergeant in charge of a Marine Corps recruiting station until 1951. Hanger worked as a sales representative for the Spe-De-Way Company in Springfield, Missouri from 1951 until his death in 1955.
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Written in January 2021 by Jarrod Kuckelman.
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Creator Source: Local Authority File