Hanford MacNider
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Lieutenant General Hanford MacNider |
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| Nickname(s) | “Jack” |
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October 2, 1889 Mason City, Iowa |
| Died | February 18, 1968 (aged 78) Sarasota, Florida |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Battles/wars |
Mexican Border Service World War I World War II |
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| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
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In office August 29, 1930 – August 15, 1932 |
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| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | William Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Nathan MacChesney |
| United States Assistant Secretary of War | |
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In office October 16, 1925 – January 4, 1928 |
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| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Dwight F. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Robbins |
| National Commander of The American Legion |
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In office 1921 – 1922 |
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| Preceded by | John G. Emery |
| Succeeded by | Alvin M. Owsley |
Hanford MacNider (October 2, 1889 – February 18, 1968) was a senior officer of the United States Army who fought in both world wars. MacNider served as a diplomat, the United States Assistant Secretary of War, from 1925 to 1928, and the National Commander of The American Legion from 1921 to 1922.
Hanford MacNider was born in Mason City, Iowa as the son of Charles H. MacNider, a prominent banker, and May Hanford. He attended Milton Academy (a boarding school in Massachusetts) and subsequently Harvard University, where he graduated in 1911 before returning to Iowa.
MacNider joined the National Guard and served during the Pancho Villa Expedition during the Mexican Revolution. During World War I, he served as a captain in the 2nd Division within American Expeditionary Forces in France. The story goes that military charges were laid against him when one of his men disagreed with a colonel. He then supposedly went AWOL to get to the front. When authorities finally caught up to him, he had already risen through the ranks to Lieutenant Colonel and won 14 medals, so charges were dropped. For extraordinary heroism in the battle, MacNider was decorated with two Distinguished Service Cross, three Silver Stars, Italian War Merit Cross, French Légion d'honneur, and French Croix de Guerre with Palm.
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