World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence Hauge
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Spillville, Iowa
Honored By
Florence A. Moellers
MEMBER OF ROTC, HE WAS APPOINTED TO WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. IN DECEMBER 1940, ON 24 HOURS NOTICE, HE WAS ORDERED TO THE BRITISH WEST INDIES WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO BUILD AIR AND NAVAL BASES ON THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN. EARLY IN 1942 HE WAS ORDERED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WAS ON THE FIRST CROSSING OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH. FROM 1942 TO 1944 HE WAS STATIONED IN CHELTENHAM AND LONDON, ENGLAND WITH HEADQUARTERS SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON. HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR AND TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL. IN MARCH 1944 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS 1ST ARMY. HIS DUTIES INVOLVED THE LOGISTICS IN PLANNING THE D-DAY INVASION. LANDED OMAHA BEACH D-DAY PLUS 1 AND STAYED WITH OMAHA BEACH COMMAND UNTIL AUGUST 1944. HE RETURNED TO THE U.S. NOVEMBER 1945.