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Colonel HanleyReturns To CityCol. John C. P. Hanley, a veteran of two wars, is back in Manitowoc after six years 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 Julyin recognition for “exceptional services during the liberation ofrFrance.'*Home on 45 days leave, having arrived here late last month from Paris, he is looking forward I to the time when he w ill be out of uniform and back in civilian life. He was manager for years of the Johnson and Hill company store at Chilton.lutlColonel Hanley is a veteran of World War I and following that continued to be identified T.‘ Wisconsin National Guard.tiq ’ 0o-r*When the guard was called intof service in October, 1940, Colonel ! Hanleyeft with his outfit for Camp Livingston, La He spenta year there and was transferred to the east coast to organize a transportation district comprisingeight states. iAs the fighting in Europe grew in intensity he was picked for as- j signment there. Soon after arriving in England he was assigned to the continent as base trans- jportation officer for Normandy. The scope of his assignment gradually broadened as the Allied armies advanced until last January he was made chief of transportation. which includes United Kingdom and all the liberated countries of Europe.On D-day he flew to Great Britain and after working for several weeks in cross channel operations was transferred to France. One of his main duties was moving supplies up to the front lines iOn the western front.Colonel Hanley also wears the nation’s fourth highest decoration, the legion of merit, for his organization activities in the Normandy base section from August18. 1944. to Mav 9. 1945.
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jul 05, 1946
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