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Home Town Kokomo
Last Address Fort Belvoir, VA
Date of Passing Apr 30, 1980
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Harold Robert Aaron Birth: June 21, 1921 Death: April 30, 1980
United States Army General. Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1943, and was assigned as a Second Lieutenant and Company Commander in the European Theatre during World War II.
He served in a number of various posts in Europe and the Pacific after the war, rising in the ranks until he was promoted to Lieutenant General.
He served as commander of U.S. Special Forces in the Pacific from 1967 to 1969, as assistant Chief of Intelligence for the Department of the Army from 1973 to 1977, and as Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1977 to 1979.
He was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters during his service.
Lieutenant General Harold Aaron, U.S. Military Academy Class of June 1943.
Distinguished service in special operations and intelligence assignments.
Commander, 5th Special Forces Group, Republic of Vietnam; Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, U.S. Army, Europe. Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Army; Deputy Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. Extract from Register of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy, 1980:
Born in Indiana, 21 June 1921 Infantry, Company Commander, 259 Infantry, Theater Army Europe, 1944 to 1945 (two Bronze Star Medals; Combat Infantry Badge; Army Commendation Ribbon; Purple Heart) Command and General Staff College, 1953 MA Georgetown University, 1960 Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1961 to 1963 National War College, 1964 Ph.D. Georgetown University, 1964 Aide-de-camp to Commanding General, 8th Army, 1964 to 1965 Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1965 to 1967 Legion of Merit) Commander, 1st Special Forces Group, 1967 to 1968; (Legion of Merit) Commander, 5th Special Forces Group, Republic of Vietnam, 1968 to 1969 (Distinguished Service Medal; Bronze Star Medal; two Air Medals; Combat Infantry Badge) Assistant Division Commander, 8th Division, 1969 to 1971 Chief of Staff, V Corps, Germany, 1971 to 1972 Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Army, Europe, 1972 to 1973 (Legion of Merit) Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Army, 1973 to 1977 (Distinguished Service Medal) Deputy Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1977 to 1979 (Defense Distinguished Service Medal Retired in 1979 as a Lieutenant General Senior Staff Scientist with TRW, 1979 Died at Fort Belvoir, 30 April 1980
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.