In her book, Jennifer states that we should begin our search by completing the Military Questionnaire that she provides in her book and on her website. She states that we do not have to know all the answers at this point but it will help us determine what we know.
Below is the questionnaire and answers before starting my research.
Basic Information
Name of Soldier: Norman Leslie Hanna
Service Number: Unknown
Branch of the Service: Navy
Unit(s) and dates of service: Unknown
Date of and Place of Birth: 22 Nov. 1924 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Names of parents: Marcus L. Hanna & Frances E. Hill
Name of Spouse: Living
Service Information
Date and place of enlistment: Unknown - assume Lynn, Mass since this is were he lived.
Address at enlistment: Once again assume Summer Street, Lynn, Mass. - based on 1940 census
Date and place of separation: Unknown
Type of Separation: Honorable Dishonorable
Unknown
Address at discharge: Once again assume Summer Street, Lynn, Mass
Date and place of Death: 26 Jan 1985, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Was soldier ever declared Missing in Action?: Not to my Knowledge
Was soldier ever a Prisoner of War?: Not to my Knowledge
Battles: Unknown
Service outside continental U.S. Unknown
Ships on which the soldier served or was transported, with dates: Unknown
Decorations and Citations. Please provide the battles, reason(s), and dates for each decoration or citation received.
Unknown
Wounds received: Unknown
Prior Service: Based on his age assume WWII would be his military service.
Training
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)/Job: Signalman
Service Schools Attended: Unknown
Post-World War II Information
Additional Service after WWII: Unknown
Did the soldier belong to any veterans or military organizations post-WWII? Not to my Knowledge
Additional Remarks:
Discuss what you know about this soldier's service and what questions you have in the space below. Please list all the documents you have obtained and major resources searched. (American Battle Monuments Commission website, Unit Histories, Morning Reports, After Action Reports, S-Journals, Maps, IDPFs, X-files).
Based on the few stories I heard from my father I know that he was Signalman in the Navy and stationed on-board a ship. Never heard any stories of what Theatre or of any battles. The only family lore was that of how his mother got very upset with his father for signing the papers for him to enlist. It seems that he enlisted before he turned 18 thus needing a parent to sign.
At this time I'm looking to find out what ship he was on and whether it saw any action during the war. The only thing that I've heard is that the ship did participated in Midshipman cruises.
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