George F. Schulgen
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Traverse City, Michigan, US
Suttons Bay, Michigan
United States Army (1924–1947)
United States Air Force (1947–1949)George F. Schulgen | |
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| Birth name | George Francis Schulgen |
| Born | April 23, 1900 Traverse City, Michigan, US |
| Died | February 16, 1955 (aged 54) Suttons Bay, Michigan |
| Branch | United States Army (1924–1947) United States Air Force (1947–1949) |
| Years of service | 1924–1949 |
| Rank |  Brigadier general |
| Unit | Air Materiel Command United States Department of War First Air Force Philadelphia Air Defense Wing Southeast Asia Command Air Intelligence Requirements Division Directorate of Public Relations |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Merit World War I Victory Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Army General Staff Identification Badge |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University (B.S.) |
George Francis Schulgen (April 23, 1900 - February 16, 1955) was an officer of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Schulgen was born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan. He served in the Student Army Training Corps in high school before enrolling at Michigan State University, where he graduated in 1922 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Schulgen enlisted into the United States Army Air Service on March 11, 1924. He graduated from the Air Service Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas before becoming commander of the 17th Pursuit Squadron stationed at Selfridge Field in Michigan. Further service followed at Clark Field in the Philippines, Langley Field in Virginia, and Wright Field in Ohio.[1][2]
World War II
Shortly after the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Schulgen, then a lieutenant colonel, was assigned to Washington, D.C. to serve as Assistant Secretary to the War Department General Staff. In July 1943 he was promoted to brigadier general and was given command of the Philadelphia Fighter Wing, before quickly being made Chief of Staff of the First Air Force, then commanded by Major General Ralph Royce.
In January 1944, Schulgen was transferred to the South West Pacific Area, before eventually being stationed in Kandy, Sri Lanka to serve on the staff of Royal Navy Admiral Louis Mountbatten, Commander of the South East Asia Command, serving as Director of Plans and later as a member of War Planning Staff. He would eventually be transferred back to Washington in June 1945, where he would serve as Deputy Director of the Army's Civil Affairs Division under Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall.[1][3]
Following the war, Schulgen took part in Operation Blacklist Forty, the postwar American occupation of South Korea.[4]