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Harold Huglin
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(UK)

Harold Quiskie[nb 1] Huglin (22 September 1906[3] – 24 November 1975) was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force brigadier general who served in World War II.

A 1929 graduate of the

Washington, DC, in the Office of Defense Mobilization
.

Early life

Huglin was born in

Fort Bragg, North Carolina.[3][8]

Huglin volunteered for pilot training, and was a student officer at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at

first lieutenant on 1 October 1934.[9]

In June 1935, he was posted to

Barksdale Field, Louisiana.[9]

World War II

Huglin commanded the

Bolling Field in Washington, DC. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 5 January 1942 and colonel on 1 March 1942.[10] He became the chief of the Training Division in the Directorate of Bombardment at Air Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, in March 1942.[3]

In February 1943, Huglin went to England, where he was the Assistant Chief Of Staff, A-3, of the

Commendation Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters.[3] His citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross read:

For extraordinary achievement while serving as Commander in the Air of a Wing of B-17 aircraft on a heavy bombardment mission against the enemy over Germany, 5 August 1944. The Target on this very deep penetration into enemy territory was an important aircraft and motor works plant at Magdeburg, Germany. Under Colonel Huglin's efficient direction, wing assembly was made and a superior formation maintained throughout the mission. Intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire was encountered over Magdeburg, but despite this and the added difficulty of clouds obscuring the target, Colonel Huglin led his formation directly to the target. The success obtained on this operation was largely due to the superb leadership of Colonel Huglin. His action on this occasion reflects the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.[11]

Post-war

Huglin was the deputy commander of the

Wiesbaden Air Base in Germany from 13 November 1945 to 26 February 1946, its chief of staff from 1 to 17 March, assistant chief of staff, A-3 from 18 March to 24 December, and deputy chief of staff from 25 December 1946 to 27 January 1947.[3] He married Desiree Cooper of Surrey, England, in 1947.[5]

Returning to the United States in February 1947, Huglin became the deputy commanding general and chief of staff of the

Fairfield-Suisun Field, California. It became the 1501st Air Transport Wing on 1 October 1948. In June 1949 he became deputy commander of the Pacific Division of the Military Air Transport Service at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, also becoming commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Pacific, the United States Air Force component of the Pacific Command the following month.[5]

In July 1952 Huglin returned to the Pentagon as the director of the Management Analysis Service in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force. On 1 August 1955, he became the director of the Planning Program Division in the Office of Defense Mobilization. He remained in this position until he retired in 1959. He was awarded an oak leaf cluster to his Legion of Merit for his service.[5]

Huglin entered

St Petersburg, Florida, where he died on 24 November 1975. His remains were interred in Arlington National Cemetery.[5][12]

Military decorations

Silver Star [3][10][11]
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster [10][5]
Distinguished Flying Cross [3][10][11]
Bronze Star
 [3][10]
Air Medal [3][10][11]
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Commendation Ribbon
with two oak leaf clusters 		[3][10]
Distinguished Unit Citation
 [3]
American Defense Service Medal [3]
American Campaign Medal [3]
Silver star
Bronze star
campaign stars
 [3]
World War II Victory Medal [3]
National Defense Service Medal [3]
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award
with six oak leaf clusters 		[3]
Légion d'honneur
(Chevalier) (France) 		[3][10]
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
with palm (France) 		[3][10][11]
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with palm (Belgium) [3][10]
War Cross 1939–1945 (Czechoslovakia) [3][10]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(United Kingdom) 		[3][10]

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date Reference
Second lieutenant
 Field Artillery 13 June 1929 [3][8]
Second lieutenant
 Air Corps 1 July 1930 [3]
First lieutenant
 Air Corps 1 October 1934 [3][9]
Captain
 Air Corps 14 May 1936 [9]
First lieutenant
 Air Corps 2 June 1936 [9]
Captain
 Air Corps 13 June 1939 [3][9]
Major Army of the United States 15 March 1941 [3][10]
Lieutenant colonel Army of the United States 5 January 1942 [3][10]
Colonel Army of the United States 1 March 1942 [3][10]
Brigadier general Army of the United States 23 January 1945 [3][10]
Major Army Air Forces 13 June 1946 [13][3][10]
Colonel United States Air Force 2 April 1948 [3][10]
Brigadier general United States Air Force 30 June 1948 [10]
Brigadier general Retired 1959 [5]

Notes

  1. ^ A typo in Huglin’s official online USAF biography[1] gave his middle name as “Quiskey.” Air Force News Services corrected it on November 16, 2021.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Harold Quiskie Huglin". United States Air Force. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Anderson, Brian; Rosenberger, Rob (16 November 2021). "BGen Harold Huglin's middle name" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 886–888. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Army And Navy Journal". Archive.org. 15 June 1929. p. 835. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^
    ISSN 1041-2581
    . Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Lieut. Huglin, Fairfield is Testing Planes". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. 18 February 1937. p. 27. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cullum 1950, pp. 727, 956.
  8. ^ a b c Cullum 1930, p. 2148.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h Cullum 1940, p. 788.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Cullum 1950, p. 600.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "GEN Harold Q. Huglin". 100th Bomb Group (Heavy) Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Harold Q. Huglin, Brigadier General, United States Air Force". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Congressional Record" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. 3 June 1946. p. 6146. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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