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Haugen, Orin D. "Hardrock"

Date of birth:
1907 (Wyndmere/North Dakota, United States)
Date of death:
February 22nd, 1945
Nationality:
American

Biography

On February 11, 1945 Colonel Orin D. Haugen was mortally wounded, in the chest by shell fragment, near Manila on the island Luzon, Phillipines. He died of wounds on February 22, 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Commanding Officer 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division "Angels", U.S. Army

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Commanding Officer 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division "Angels", U.S. Army
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Commanding Officer 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division "Angels", U.S. Army
Air Medal (AM)

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