Mr. Herbert Hanson Jr.

Herbert Hanson Jr.

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - Herbert Hanson Jr., 78, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003.He was born in Portsmouth, N.H., and came to Zephyrhills 15 years ago, from Eliot, Maine.

He was a Mason in Portsmouth and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II.

Mr. Hanson was employed as a district manager for R.W. Hunt Co. for 25 years.He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on LST 131 during the invasions of Saipain in June 1944, Tinian of the Marianas Islands and Peleliu in September 1944, and the invasion of the Palau Islands in theSouth Pacific.On Feb. 23, 1971, he was awarded a U.S. Patent for a sheer connector, patent 3564799.His memberships included the First Presbyterian Church of Edwardsville, an Edwardsville Little League manager and treasurer, a Boy Scout master, and the American Legion Post 199 in Edwardsville.