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General John Augustus Hulen |
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Loop 141 W (Main Street), off SH 35 Business, Palacios,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
28° 41' 59.5383",
-96° 14' 33.843876"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
General John Augustus Hulen Missourian John Augustus Hulen (1871-1957), citizen soldier and railroad executive, came to Texas with his family in the 1870s. He later attended Virginia's Staunton Military Academy and returned to Texas. He joined a militia unit and later served in the Spanish-American War and then in the Philippines. There he earned a Silver Star and a Congressional Citation. In World War I, he earned a French Croix de Guerre and a U.S. Distinguished Service Medal. After the war, he was instrumental in establishing Camp Palacios in 1925, renamed Camp Hulen in 1930 in his honor. In 1935, he retired from service a Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the militia.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
General John Augustus Hulen Historical Marker Location Map, Palacios, Texas
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