LAWRENCE V. HANSEN, JR., LT, USN

Lawrence Hansen, Jr. '55

Date of birth: July 24, 1931

Date of death: October 1, 1959

Age: 28

Lucky Bag

From the 1955 Lucky Bag:

LAWRENCE VAN HANSEN, JR.

Long Beach, California

Larry came to the Naval Academy from sunny Southern California, NAPS, and a tour of duty in the Navy. His only peeve about Canoe U. came from the fact that it wasn't in California. Larry always managed to keep a 3.2 without putting in much sweat on the books. His athletic participation was mostly limited to the squash courts where he managed to do quite well during his four years. He plans to go into the Navy line upon graduation.

LAWRENCE VAN HANSEN, JR.

Long Beach, California

Larry came to the Naval Academy from sunny Southern California, NAPS, and a tour of duty in the Navy. His only peeve about Canoe U. came from the fact that it wasn't in California. Larry always managed to keep a 3.2 without putting in much sweat on the books. His athletic participation was mostly limited to the squash courts where he managed to do quite well during his four years. He plans to go into the Navy line upon graduation.

Loss

Larry was lost on October 1, 1959 when his F3H Demon fighter broke through a landing cable aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 10) and his aircraft plunged into the sea off the coast of San Diego. Four men aboard were injured by the whipping cable. The accident happened during carrier qualification operations. The ship was on a Western Pacific deployment later in the month.

Other Information

He was a member of Fighter Squadron (VF) 112.

From researcher Kathy Franz:

His wife was Josephine, and his mother was Mrs. E. Louise Parker. In March 1956, he was being trained in formation flying at Saufley Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Pensacola. In June, he was undergoing instruction in instrument flying at Corry Field.

Lawrence's Find A Grave page is here.