SVend Hansen Is Killed in Action: Hailed as Hero

Svend Hansen a Ben Lomond local has been determined to have been killed in a bomber crash oversees. Like his good friend Bud Hill they both were fighting oversees and both died in a bomber crash in two different places. Svend always loved Ben Lomond and was a star football player in high school. He attended San Jose State before enlisting. He also worked at the Kober Ranch and at the Mercantile.
Source: Valley Press
Date: Undated
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • Ben Lomond
  • 1940s
Identifier: Fe-BEN-Obituaries- 55

Citation

“SVend Hansen Is Killed in Action: Hailed as Hero.” Valley Press. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/138120. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.