Mickey Hanneman
| Date and Place of Birth: | February 25, 1944 Spokane, WA |
| Date and Place of Death: | September 21, 1968 Dak Lak, South Vietnam |
| Baseball Experience: | College |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Military Unit: | D Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division US Army |
| Area Served: | Vietnam |
Michael I. Hanneman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin J. Hanneman, was born
in Spokane, Washington, on February 25, 1944. He graduated from Gonzaga
Preparatory School in 1962 and was a letter winner in baseball,
basketball and football. He also attended Columbia Basin College at
Pasco, Spokane Community College and Eastern Washington University,
where he pitched for the varsity baseball team in 1966 and 1967.
Hanneman entered military service with the army in July 1967. His tour
of Vietnam began on July 22, 1968, with D Company, 1st Battalion, 11th
Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. Sergeant Hanneman was killed
by small arms fire in Dak Lak, South Vietnam on September 21, 1968. He
was survived by his wife, Claudia, and baby daughter, Spokane. He is
buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Spokane.
After Hanneman's death, his friend, Dan Kuttner, was there to comfort
Claudia. Friendship eventually led to love and the couple married in
1972. Only after they were married did Kuttner tell Claudia that he had
promised Mickey that if anything happened, he would take care of her and
the baby. Dan and Claudia were married 31 years until his death in
August 2003.
In November 1981, Eastern Washington University dedicated physical
education facilities on the campus to Hanneman and two other EWU
athletes who lost their lives serving their country.
Source
Spokane Spokesman-Review, September 24, 1968
Spokane Daily Chronicle, November 6, 1981
Spokane Spokesman-Review, September 11, 2003
Date Added June 28, 2014
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