Kreole in Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Jack G. Hanson
Medal of Honor Recipient
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 28, 2025
1. Jack G. Hanson Marker
Inscription.
Jack G. Hanson. Medal of Honor Recipient.
Born in Escatawpa, Mississippi on September 18. 1930. Killed in action June 7, 1951 Entered service in Galveston, TX. G.O. Number 15, Feb. 1. 1952., Citation (Posthumous Award). , Near Pachi-Dong, Korea PFC Hanson, as a machine gunner with the 1st Platoon Company F. distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy to the United Nations on June 7, 1951. The Company, in defensive positions on two strategic hills separated by a wide saddle, was ruthlessly attacked at approximately 0300 hours. The brunt of which centered on the approach to the divide within range of PFC Hanson's machine gun. In the initial phase of the action, 4 riflemen were wounded and evacuated and the numerically superior enemy, advancing under the cover of darkness, infiltrated and posed an imminent threat to the security of the Command Post and Weapons Platoon. Upon orders to move to key terrain above and to the rear of PFC Hanson's position, he voluntarily remained to provide protective fire for the withdrawal, subsequent to the retiring elements fighting a reargurad action to the new location. It was learned that PFC Hanson's assistant gunner and 3 riflemen had been wounded and had crawled to safety, and that he was maintaining a lone-man defense. After the 1st platoon reorganized counterattacked and re-secured its original position at approximately 0530 hours, PFC Hanson's body was found lying in front of his emplacement. His machine gun ammunition expended. His empty pistol in his right hand, and a machete with blood on the blade in his left hand, and approximately 22 enemy dead lay in the wake of his action. PFC Hanson's consummate valor, inspirational conduct, and willing self-sacrifice enabled the Company to contain the enemy and regain the commanding ground and reflect lasting glory on himself and the noble traditions of the military service. Jack Hanson is buried in the Robinson Cemetery in Escatawpa Mississippi. Jack is survived by two brothers and many relatives in the Moss Point and Escatawpa area.
Born in Escatawpa, Mississippi on September 18. 1930.
Killed in action June 7, 1951
Entered service in Galveston, TX. G.O. Number 15, Feb. 1. 1952.
Citation (Posthumous Award)
Near Pachi-Dong, Korea PFC Hanson, as a machine gunner with the 1st Platoon Company
F. distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above
and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy to the United Nations on June 7, 1951.
The Company, in defensive positions on two strategic hills separated by a wide saddle, was
ruthlessly attacked at approximately 0300 hours. The brunt of which centered on the
approach to the divide within range of PFC Hanson's machine gun. In the initial phase of the
action, 4 riflemen were wounded and evacuated and the numerically superior enemy,
advancing under the cover of darkness, infiltrated and posed an imminent threat to the
security of the Command Post and Weapons Platoon. Upon orders to move to key terrain above
and to the rear of PFC Hanson's position, he voluntarily remained to provide protective fire
for the withdrawal, subsequent to the retiring elements fighting a reargurad action to the
new location. It was learned that PFC Hanson's assistant gunner and 3 riflemen had been
wounded and had crawled to safety,
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and that he was maintaining a lone-man defense. After the
1st platoon reorganized counterattacked and re-secured its original position at
approximately 0530 hours, PFC Hanson's body was found lying in front of his
emplacement. His machine gun ammunition expended. His empty pistol in his right hand, and
a machete with blood on the blade in his left hand, and approximately 22 enemy dead lay in
the wake of his action. PFC Hanson's consummate valor, inspirational conduct, and willing
self-sacrifice enabled the Company to contain the enemy and regain the commanding
ground and reflect lasting glory on himself and the noble traditions of the military service.
Jack Hanson is buried in the Robinson Cemetery in Escatawpa Mississippi.
Jack is survived by two brothers and many relatives in the Moss Point and Escatawpa area.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 7, 1951.
Location. 30° 24.902′ N, 88° 32.304′ W. Marker is in Moss Point, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It is in Kreole. It is on Main Street (Mississippi Route 613) near Robinson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5068 Main St, Moss Point MS 39563, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 28, 2025
More about this marker. Located in the Jackson County Mississippi Veterans Park
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
