Orin D. Haugen

Orin D. Haugen
Nickname(s)	"Hard Rock" Haugen
Born	(1907-08-18)August 18, 1907 Wyndmere, North Dakota
Died	February 22, 1945(1945-02-22) (aged 37) Hollandia, Dutch East Indies
Place of burial	Golden Gate National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1930–1945
Rank	Colonel
Unit	511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Leyte Battle of Luzon Battle of Manila (1945)
Awards	Silver Star Air Medal Legion of Merit

World War II

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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