Roll of Honor
John Albert Hanson
Incident
Investigator John Hanson was killed when he fell into a ravine while attempting to arrest a narcotics suspect at 10:15 am. The incident occurred at Camp Zukeran in Okinawa, Japan. Investigator Hanson had served in the United States Army for nine years. He was survived by his parents and two brothers. He is buried in Chester Village Cemetery in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Investigator Hanson gave the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Albert Hanson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Investigator John Albert Hanson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, 6 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How John Albert Hanson Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Albert Hanson is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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