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Colonel HanleyReturns To CityCol. John C. P. Hanley, a veteran of two wars, is back in Manitowoc after six yeaus of service* Among the awards, worn by Colonel Hanley, the husband of the former Belle Broderick of this city, is the croix de guerre, awarded him in Paris last July n recognition for ‘exceptional services during the liberation of FrSance.”lHome on 45 days leave, having irrived here late last month fromParis, he is looking forward he time when he will be out jniform and back in civilianutlHe was manager forJohnson and Hill company it Chilton.Colonel Hanley is a veteran of iVorld War I and following that rontinued to be identified ,i.‘ he Wisconsin National Guard.Vhen the guard was called intolt;*rvice in October, 1940, Colonel lanley left with his outfit for amp Livingston, La He spenti year there and was transferred o the east coast to organize a ransportation district comprisingight states. fAs the fighting in Europe grew j n intensity he was picked for as- j ignment there. Soon after arriv-ng in England he was assigned a the continent as base transportation officer for Normandy, he scope of his assignment grad-aliy broadened as the Allied rmies advanced until last Janu-ry he was made chief of trans-ortation, which includes the 'nited Kingdom and all the iib-rated countries of Europe.On D-day he flew to Great ritain and after working for sev-ral weeks in cross channel oper-tions was transferred to France, ine of his main duties was mov-ig supplies up to the front lines n the western front.Colonel Hanley also wears the ation’s fourth highest decora-on, the legion of merit, for his ■ganization activities in the Nor- j sandy base section from August B, 1944, to May 9, 1945.Makes Long FlightsThe Arctic tern flies 11,000 lies to spend just 14 weeku at s nesting grounds in the Arctic, 4 ■ . * toie Antarctic.
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jul 05, 1946
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