Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HARDY, JOHN SPENCER May 1, 2012
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News Star World - May 03, 2012
JOHN SPENCER HARDY

Lt General John Spencer Hardy passed away, surrounded by many of his loving 
family members, Tuesday morning, May 1st in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He would 
have been ninety-nine on Monday.

Born in Logansport, LA on May 7th, 1913, General Hardy served as chief of 
operations for the Army Air Forces in the Mediteranean during World War II. He 
participated in the planning for air offensives against Southern Europe, the 
Balkans and the Allied landings in Southern France in 1944. During his 
military career, he served as deputy chief for the Air Force Pacific Air 
Command, for the Pacific unified command, Commander of the 3rd Air Force in 
England and as commander, NATO Allied Air Forces Southern Europe in Naples, 
Italy. He later served as Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed 
Forces, at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. His military decorations 
include both Army and Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, Legion of Merit 
with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm, Royal Hellenic 
Order of King George I, among others.

General Hardy was a 1938 graduate of Centenary College. Following his 
retirement from the military in 1970, he made his home in Shreveport, 
Louisiana where he served on the Board of Directors of Centenary for many 
years and was inducted into the Centenary Hall of Fame. He was a member of 
numerous boards and commissions including, the United States Air Force 
Academy, the Advisory Board of the Louisiana Old State Capitol and the LSUS 
Medical School. He was honored as a Louisiana Legend in 2008 by Louisiana 
Public Broadcasting. He was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church of 
Shreveport.

He was married to the former Virginia Elizabeth Doyle of Shreveport in 1940 
with whom he had three children. Following her death, he was married to Jean 
Talbot Hopkins until 1991. In 1993 he married his beloved wife Norma Ann 
Hendrick, of Shreveport.

He is survived by his wife, Norma Ann as well as his three children, daughter 
Elizabeth Hardy Courtney of Baton Rouge, husband Bob; son John S. Hardy, Jr. 
of Baton Rouge, wife Karen and son George Dickson Hardy of San Diego, 
California; grandchildren , Julia George Moore, Robin Virginia Hardy and 
Spencer Miles Hardy; great grandchildren, Andrew and Virgina Moore; step 
children Janie Hopkins, Susan Meyers, Talbot Trudeau, Dr. Robert Hendrick and 
Virginia Haddad.

Visitation will be held Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 
Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM followed by 
funeral services Friday, May 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Frost Chapel, First Baptist 
Church, Shreveport. Officiating will be Dr. Donald Webb. He will be buried 
with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.


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