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YANK 6 Aug 1944 British Edition
William T. Hanna was a Marine private who fought heroically on Guadalcanal. "Fighting desperately in hand-to-hand combat against overwhelming hostile forces, Private Hanna refused to be dislodged from his position and after exacting a tremendous toll of the enemy, heroically died at his post."
USS Hanna served the Navy from 1944 until 1959.