Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert M. Hanson Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert M. Hanson of Marine Fighter Squadron 215 smiles while at an airfield on Bougainville Island, Jan. 28, 1944. Hanson was killed in a plane crash over the South Pacific a few days later. He posthumously earned the Medal of Honor. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Tags: Medal of Honor Photo By: Navy/National Archives VIRIN: 440128-N-D0439-021.JPG Photo Gallery