Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurence J. Hansen

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The result was delete. AustralianRupert (talk) 06:07, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Laurence J. Hansen

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I'm not sure Hansen meets WP:NSOLDIER / WP:GNG. He was medalled, but was never awarded the Medal of Honor. His rank is insufficient for automatic notability, and as far as I can tell he doesn't meet any of the other more esoteric bullet points in NSOLDIER.

As for GNG, the only substantive independent source I found about him was this book. Find-A-Grave is unreliable per WP:RSP, and the book cited in the article is an autobiography, so it's not independent.

As always, if there are substantial sources I've missed I'm happy to withdraw. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 05:09, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 11:12, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete unless better sources can be produced. It's very possible that Eisenhower's personal pilot during WWII could pass GNG, but I'm not finding anything to indicate he does. Best, GPL93 (talk) 18:12, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:SOLDIER Mztourist (talk) 08:40, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Being Ike's personal pilot could be a claim to fame, but he doesn't seem to have played a role in anything. That the article is an orphan is another bad sign. Find-A-Grave has nothing on him. Contrast with Dusty Rhoades, General MacArthur's pilot (who doesn't have an article) is striking: Rhoades has a lot more references. An acceptable quality article could be created from the memoir, but the sources cited in the article are pretty much it, so that leaves GNG up in the air so to speak. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:10, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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