Hansen, C. J. (Clarence James), 1896-1962.

Clarence James Hansen was born on February 11, 1896 to Hans Peter Hansen and Mary Christina Nielsen Hansen in Salt Lake City, Utah. He entered Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in Logan, Utah, as a freshman in 1915. During his junior year in December 1917 he enlisted in the United States Army. In January 1918 he left for basic training at Camp Stanley in Texas and remained there until April 6, 1918. Upon completion of officer's training, C.J. was transferred to the Saumur Artillery School in Saumur, France, where he stayed from May 20-Aug. 3, 1918. Upon completion at Saumur, Second Lieutenant C.J. Hansen was transferred to Camp de Souge where he was assigned to the Battery C 130th Field Artillery through September 16, 1918. Between September through November 1918 C.J. was transferred multiple times, to: Saint Mihiel, Flirey, Pannes, Gas School at Chaumont, Argonne Forest, and Meuse-Argonne. On April 13, 1919 C.J. sailed from France and arrived in New York on April 23, 1919. C.J. returned and completed his education. On June 1, 1921 he married Lena Barker in Salt Lake City, Utah. He returned to Utah Agricultural College and received his Master of Science on June 2, 1928. He died on May 2, 1962 in Ogden, Utah.

C.J. Hansen's sister, Ruth Christe (or Christy) Hansen Bruerton, was born on May 26, 1892 to Hans Peter Hansen and Mary Christina Nielsen Hansen in Salt Lake City, Utah. She entered nurses training at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduating in 1913. In the fall of 1915, she pursued post-graduate surgery training at the Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Upon completion of her training in New York, she extended her surgical studies at the Polyclinic Hospital in Ney York, graduating in 1916. In 1917, while working as a nurse at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, she volunteered for service and reported to Camp Bowie in Fort Worth, Texas. Ruth was first sent to the Sheffield Warrencliff War Hospital near London to care for British soldiers. In July 1918 Ruth arrived in Rouen, France where she contracted dysentery while caring for German prisoners. Upon her recovery in the winter of 1919, she was transferred to Mars-Sur-Allien, France and then to Menton, France, and finally to Brest, France. She arrived home on June 19, 1920. She married Alfred Edward Bruerton on August 19, 1925. She died on March 25, 1979

342nd Field Artillery: Lt. C.J. Hansen was assigned to the 342nd Field Artillery, 89th Division in January 1918. The 342nd Field Artilery was organized on September 5, 1917 at Camp Funton, Kansas under Col. George A. Nugent. The regiment left Camp Funston on June 3, 1918 and disembarked to Europe, landing in Liverpool on July 10, 1918. The regiment left for Camp de Souge on August 3rd and began a six week course at the School of Fire. During the course of WWI the regiment was position at: Toul, Menil-la-Tour, Bernecourt, Flirey, Essey, Pannes, Bouillonville, St. Mihiel, Nosard, and Boid de Mort Mare among other places.

From the description of Gary B. Hansen photograph collection, 1915-1919. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 401825466