CDR Charles Z. Hanus, USN Back to Commanding Officers page
Commander Hanus attended Harvard and Ohio State Universities as an NROTC student
and was graduated and
commissioned in June 1948.
Following tours of duty aboard USS SALEM (CA-139), flagship for COMSIXTHFLT and
USS R. A. OWENS (DDE-827), he commanded USS VERDIN (MSCO-38) and Mine Division
43. He served as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander Western Sea Frontier in
San Francisco from 1955 to 1957.
Other sea duty included assignments as Operations Officer, USS ROWE (DD-564),
Staff Operations Officer of Destroyer Squadron 32 and 26, Executive Officer, USS
STICKELL (DDR-888) and Executive Officer of USS NEOSHO (AO-143).
He served with the Joint Staff, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam as senior
Advisor to the Vietnamese Navy River Force from June 1964 to June 1965. While in
Vietnam he was awarded Purple Heart, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Gold Star
and the Vietnamese Medal of Honor.
Commander Hanus attended the Air War College, Maxwell AFB in 1965-66. He
received a Master of Science Degree in International Affairs from George
Washington University in 1966. Following graduation, he reported to USS Weeks
(DD-701) as Commanding Officer in September 1966.
In addition to the awards mentioned above, he is authorized to wear the
following: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Camaign Medal, World War II
Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Metal (Europe), National Defense Service
Medal with Bronze Star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Star,
Vietnam Service Metal with two Bronze Stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal.
Commander Hanus establishes his home of record in Avon Lake, Ohio.