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eiColonel HanleyiwrcReturns To CityazteesmCol. John C. P. Hanley, a vet-j Y eran of two wars, is back in Man- y itowoc 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 of France.*’Ytcr«C€Home on 45 days leave, havingmthMarrived here late last month from Pans, he is looking forward to the time when he will be out of uniform and back in civilian life.He was manager for years of theJohnson and Hill company store at Chilton.Colonel Hanley is a veteran of World War I and following that Q1 continued to be identified with °] Wisconsin National Guard.S€nthiCoL John C. P. HanleyjWhen the guard was called into4 service in October, 1940, Colonel I Hanley left 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.As the fighting in Europe grew in intensity he was picked for assignment there. Soon after arriving in England he was assigned to the continent as base trans-portation 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 the United Kingdom and all the liberated countries of Europe. |On D-day he flew to Great Britain and after working for sev-; era! weeks in cross channel oper-; ations was transferred to France.] One of his main duties was moving supplies up to the front lines .on the western front.Colonel Hanley also wears the nation s fourth highest decoration, the legion of merit, for his organization activities in the Nor- j mandy base section from August 18, 1944, to May 9, 1945.
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jul 05, 1946
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