Nickname(s) Hard Rock Haugen Name Orin Haugen | Years of service 1930–1945 Allegiance United States Rank Colonel | |
Born August 18, 1907
Wyndmere, North Dakota ( 1907-08-18 ) Battles/wars World War II
Battle of Luzon
Battle of Manila (1945) Died February 11, 1945, Manila, Philippines Place of burial Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, United States Awards Silver Star, Air Medal, Legion of Merit Battles and wars World War II, Battle of Luzon, Battle of Manila | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Orin Doughty Haugen (Aug, 18, 1907 – February 22, 1945) was a colonel in the United States Army and commanding officer of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Orin Haugen died en route to a hospital on New Guinea from wounds sustained during the Battle of Manila, one day before his regiment would rescue POWs under Japanese military control at Los Baños.
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