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 in a plane crash on October 1, 1959. (Information from an email from Class of 1955 decedent affairs representative; nothing else given. The Class of 1955 did not submit a class column to SHIPMATE for several months following his accident, and when the column reappeared he was not mentioned.)

Unable to find a burial or memory marker.

Class of 1955

Lawrence is one of 34 members of the Class of 1955 on Virtual Memorial Hall.