Harold Robert Aaron

United States Army general
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroUnited States Army general
PlacesUnited States of America
wasMilitary personnel
Work fieldMilitary
Gender
Male
Birth21 June 1921, Indiana, USA
Death30 April 1980Fort Belvoir, USA (aged 58 years)
Star signCancer
Education
United States Military Academy
Awards
Bronze Star Medal 
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit 
Purple Heart 
Air Medal 
The details

Biography

Harold Robert Aaron (June 21, 1921 – April 30, 1980) was a general in the U.S. Army.

Biography

Originally from Kokomo, Indiana, Harold Robert Aaron graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point in 1943 and served in Europe during World War II.

Lt. General Aaron had seven children.

As a colonel, Aaron served as Commander, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Vietnam from June 4, 1968, to May 8, 1969. From November 5, 1973, to August 28, 1977, he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army as a Major General. He later was promoted to Lieutenant General.

Honors and awards

General Aaron is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.

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