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Francis Marion Hendley was born February 24, 1917, in Birmingham, Alabama, and passed away November 15, 1986.

Hendley volunteered in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves on August 18, 1942, and served in the Pacific theater during World War II as a member of the Amphibious Assault Forces assigned to the U.S.S. Hunter Liggett, receiving numerous commendations and decorations including the World War II Victory Medal and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with Three Battle Stars.

Hendley operated landing craft invasions from Guadalcanal during the Solomon Islands campaign and was honorably discharged on October 10, 1945, with the rank of Boatswains Mate 2nd Class.

After the war, Hendley worked at Gordon Foods Company in Louisville, Kentucky, as District Manager organizing salesmen in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and was appointed an "Honorary Hoosier - State of Indiana" on April 6, 1982.

The Indiana General Assembly honors and memorializes Hendley's life and legacy, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to William H. Hendley, National President of The Hendley Family Association, Inc.