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Madison County Democrat
London, Madison County, Ohio
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Major General Franklin A. Hart, U.S. Marine Corps veteran with over 33 years of service and Navy Cross for heroism at Kwajalein Atoll, is scheduled to command the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico, Virginia, in early July. He previously served there in 1918 and saw action in WWI in France and WWII at Dieppe, Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima, earning the Legion of Merit.
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As Commandant at Quantico, which is called by many, "the University of the Marine Corps," General Hart will direct the Amphibious Warfare Schools, Junior and Senior Courses, The Basic School, Marine Corps Aviation Technical School, and the Ordnance School, to name a few.
In World War I, after being commissioned a second lieutenant on April 6, 1917, General Hart saw action in France as commanding officer, Company "B," Machine Gun Battalion, Fifth Brigade. During World War II, he distinguished himself at Dieppe, France; Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Island; Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Island (where he was awarded the Legion of Merit) and Iwo Jima.
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Quantico, Virginia
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Early In July
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Major General Hart, with 33 years of Marine service, awarded Navy Cross for Kwajalein heroism, to command Quantico schools; WWI action in France, WWII distinctions at Dieppe, Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian (Legion of Merit), Iwo Jima.