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Military Information:

• WWI Veteran
• 3 War Veteran
• Texas National Guard (Army)
• SAW (Spanish-American War)
• Victory Medal (WW I)
• Croix de Guerre
• Philippine-American War
• Lieutenant General (3 Star)
• Army Distinguished Service Cross
• Pancho Villa Expedition

Bio:

Hulen worked with his father in real estate and insurance in Gainesville, Texas. Hulen held many positions for local railroads in Texas. Hulen was president of the Railway Managers Association of Texas. He also served as director of the Fort Worth National Bank and Second National Bank of Houston.

John Augustus Hulen was the commander of Troop D of the First Texas Volunteer Cavalry until the Spanish–American War. In 1898, Hulen was sent to the Philippines as lieutenant colonel. Hulen fought in northern Luzon for two years as captain for the 33rd United States Volunteer infantry. Hulen was promoted to brigadier general by Governor Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham.

Hulen retired in 1907, but was recalled into service in 1916. From 1916 to 1917, Hulen patrolled the Texas-Mexico Border as commander of the Sixth Separate Brigade. At Austin, Hulen assisted in the reorganization of the state militia into the 36th Infantry Brigade.

During World War I, Hulen commanded the 72nd Brigade and winning the Distinguished Service Medal and the Croix de Guerre. From 1922 to 1935, Hulen was appointed major general of the Texas National Guard and commander of the 36th Infantry division. In 1935, Governor James Allred promoted Hulen to the militia's highest rank of lieutenant general. Hulen was a delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1932, and in 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him regional salvage manager of the War Production Board, a ceremonial post that he held throughout World War II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Augustus_Hulen

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hulen-john-augustus

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/17715