General Harry Hulen
Born 1880s.
Son of Harvey James Hulen
and Frances May (Morter) Hulen
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Frances (Hulen) Ritter, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Meg, Babee (Hulen) Robinson, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died 1950s.
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Grandfather was Col. Harry Hulen, organizer and commander of the 347th Combat Engineers, who served in Patton’s 3rd Army in Europe (now known as the 18th engineer Brigade).
He was known for his ability to defeat red tape, notably unconventionally transporting his command across the Atlantic within a week of activation by “hitch-hiking”.
He is credited with commanding the first rail bridging of the Rhine during the capture of Germany in WWII:
[1]
He was known for his humorous humility following this achievement in the book “Lucky forward, The History of Patton's Third U.S. Army”:
[2]
Patton mis-remembered his first name as “Frank” in his memoirs:
[3]
This is a bio in a period newspaper, which mentions hitch-hiking across the Atlantic and the train car given him by the French which he named after my Mother, Elizabeth Hulen Barr (aka, “Betsy”):
[4]
His obituary:
[5]
- Robert Hulen Barr (aka “Bob”)
Biography
He is the son of Harvey Hulen and Frances Morter. [2]
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