US Army officer. The son of US Army Colonel John W. Hannay, the younger Hannay was born at Jackson Barracks when his father was stationed in Louisiana. Raised primarily in Minnesota, John R. R. Hannay graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1896 and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1898. He served in the Philippines during the Philippine Insurrection. He later served on the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa Expedition, and in 1917 was also responsible for construction of the first hydroelectric plant in the Philippines. Promoted to Colonel for World War I, he completed the General Staff College at Langres, France, and then served on the staffs of the American Expeditionary Forces and the 77th Division. He later served as the 77th Division's Chief of Staff, and then commanded the division's 307th and 308th Infantry Regiments. He graduated from the Army War College in 1923, and transferred to the Quartermaster Department in 1930. He served as Chief Quartermaster of the IX Corps Area and the II Corps Area. he was still on active duty when he became ill, and he died at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
US Army officer. The son of US Army Colonel John W. Hannay, the younger Hannay was born at Jackson Barracks when his father was stationed in Louisiana. Raised primarily in Minnesota, John R. R. Hannay graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1896 and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1898. He served in the Philippines during the Philippine Insurrection. He later served on the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa Expedition, and in 1917 was also responsible for construction of the first hydroelectric plant in the Philippines. Promoted to Colonel for World War I, he completed the General Staff College at Langres, France, and then served on the staffs of the American Expeditionary Forces and the 77th Division. He later served as the 77th Division's Chief of Staff, and then commanded the division's 307th and 308th Infantry Regiments. He graduated from the Army War College in 1923, and transferred to the Quartermaster Department in 1930. He served as Chief Quartermaster of the IX Corps Area and the II Corps Area. he was still on active duty when he became ill, and he died at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
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