John F. Hasey

John Freeman " Jack" Hasey , born on November 3rd, 1916, deceased on May 9th, 2005, was Capitaine of Foreign legion in the French army during the Second world war then Officier of the CIA. Hasey is one of the four American (as Eisenhower) which was named Compagnon of the Release at the conclusion of the war.

Hasey was born with Brockton (Massachusetts) in 1916. In 1936, Hasey is found in France and continues its studies with the Sorbonne with Paris. It becomes then commercial for the jeweller Cartier.

When the soviéto-Finnish war bursts, in 1939, Hasey, like many American, engages in a unit of ambulance men and takes part in the countryside in Finland, action for which it will receive the " Liberty cross" Finnish in the years 1950. At the conclusion of the countryside, whereas it plans to resume its work at Cartier, the Bataille of France bursts. It goes then voluntary to join the free French Forces, ordered by the Général de Gaulle.

Engaged with its request in the 13th half-brigade of Foreign legion, during the combat for Damas, in Syria (June 20th 1941), Hasey was wounded with the face. It was decorated by the Général de Gaulle as being the " first American to pour his blood for the release of France". He became then liaison officer between de Gaulle and Eisenhower.

During the year 1942, it Co-writing, with Joseph F. Dinneen a book " Fighter Yankee: The Story off year American in the Free French Foreign Legion" (combatant Yankee: history of an American within the French Foreign legion). In August 1943, it becomes Aide-de-camp of the general Kœnig with whom it will remain during his mandate of military gouvenor of Paris in August 1944.

In 1950, it joined the CIA and was useful in 17 countries, until its retirement in 1974.

In 1996, the French president Jacques Chirac, named it knight of the Légion of honor.

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External bonds

  • John Hasey - Order of the Release Biography

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