31 Facts About Harold Huglin

Harold Quiskie Huglin was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force brigadier general who served in World War II.

Harold Huglin applied for pilot training, and transferred to the United States Army Air Corps in 1931.

Harold Huglin flew air mail routes when the Army was called upon to deliver air mail in 1934.

Harold Huglin commanded the 100th Bombardment Group, 13th Combat Bombardment Wing, 4th Combat Bombardment Wing and 92nd Bombardment Wing, and flew nine combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading one on Magdeburg in August 1944.

Harold Huglin was born in Fairfield, Iowa, on 22 September 1906.

Harold Huglin was the eldest of three sons of John Albert Huglin, a lawyer, and his wife Clara Lenore Porter.

Harold Huglin attended Parsons College for a year before he entered West Point on 1 July 1925.

Harold Huglin graduated on 13 June 1929, ranked 56th in his class, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery.

Harold Huglin was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Harold Huglin volunteered for pilot training, and was a student officer at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at Randolph Field, Texas, from 1 July 1930 to 28 February 1931.

Harold Huglin was stationed at Langley Field, Virginia, with the 49th Bombardment Squadron, and formally transferred to the United States Army Air Corps on 22 December 1931.

Harold Huglin became the assistant operations officer of the 2nd Bombardment Group until 31 August 1932, when he assumed command of a flight of the 16th Observation Squadron, based there.

Harold Huglin was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant on 1 October 1934.

Harold Huglin married Florence Fuqua from Roanoke, Virginia, in 1936; she travelled to the Philippines for the wedding.

Harold Huglin was the assistant operations officer of the 3d Bombardment Group, with the rank of major from 15 March 1941.

Harold Huglin was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 5 January 1942 and colonel on 1 March 1942.

Harold Huglin became the chief of the Training Division in the Directorate of Bombardment at Air Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, in March 1942.

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

Harold Huglin commanded the 100th Bombardment Group from 6 June to 2 July 1943.

Harold Huglin was Chief of Staff of the 13th Combat Bombardment Wing from 14 to 24 September 1943, and commanded it from 25 September to 1 December 1943.

Harold Huglin then commanded the 4th Combat Bombardment Wing from 2 December 1943 to 25 January 1944, the 92nd Bombardment Wing from 26 January to 19 November 1944, and the 13th Combat Bomb Wing again from 20 November 1944 to 17 July 1945.

Harold Huglin was promoted to brigadier general on 23 January 1945.

Intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire was encountered over Magdeburg, but despite this and the added difficulty of clouds obscuring the target, Colonel Harold Huglin led his formation directly to the target.

Harold Huglin was the deputy commander of the 3rd Air Division from 18 July to 12 November 1945.

Harold Huglin was deputy chief of staff of US Air Forces in Europe at 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.

Harold Huglin married Desiree Cooper of Surrey, England, in 1947.

In July 1952 Harold 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.

Harold Huglin remained in this position until he retired in 1959.

Harold Huglin was awarded an oak leaf cluster to his Legion of Merit for his service.

Harold Huglin entered Duke University, from which he earned a master's degree in mathematics.

Harold Huglin then moved to St Petersburg, Florida, where he died on 24 November 1975.