James Hadley was born in Massachusetts in 1916. He had completed one year of college and was married, working as a bookkeeper, before enlisting in the Army in Springfield, Massachusetts in November 1942. During his training period, Hadley didn't stay in one place for very long. He began training for mountain combat and winter warfare at Camp Hale, Colo., before being re-assigned to Fort Ord, Calif. Later he moved on to train at Kiska in the Aleutian Islands before being transferred to Camp Carson, Colo. and then returned back to Camp Hale, Colo. Hadley then trained at Camp Swift, Tex. before being shipped out to Italy. He began his service in the 87th Infantry Regiment, Service Company before transferring to the 87th Infantry Regiment, Company L, then to Company G. In August 1944 he was assigned to the 110th Mountain Signal Company. James Hadley received a Bronze Star for his service in Italy in 1945 in the Apennine Mountains and the Po River Valley. He achieved the rank of corporal. He died in 2006.
From the description of James B. Hadley papers, 1947-1999 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 228023489
