World War II Honoree

Harry L. Hadley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Duncan Township, Illinois

Honored By

Michael Lynett

IN DECEMBER 1939 HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY AND WENT THROUGH BASIC TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION. HE SERVED FOR 6 YEARS DURING WWII AND HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED DECEMBER 24, 1945. HE FIRST SERVED ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 FOR 20 MONTHS IN 1940 AND 1941. HE LEFT PEARL HARBOR JUST DAYS BEFORE THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7TH. HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS MACOMB DD-458/DMS-23 FROM JANUARY 1942 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1945. HE WAS IN PEARL HARBOR JUST BEFORE WWII STARTED AND HE WAS IN TOKYO BAY AT THE TIME OF JAPAN’S SURRENDER SERVING AS A WATER TENDER 1ST CLASS. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 1 STAR WITH FLEET CLASP.