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'''[[Hauser, Henry F. (0409744)|Henry F. “Hank” Hauser]]''' (18 May 1918 – 18 December 2006) was a Kerrville-born Ritchie Boy (Class 7) who served on MacArthur’s staff, retired as a colonel, and later helped identify Soviet missiles in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Henry F. Hauser was born on 18 May 1918 in Kerrville, Texas, to William Frank Hauser and Maria Ullmann. He graduated from Tivy High School in 1937 and played All-American guard and tackle on Texas A&M’s undefeated 1939 national championship team. His Class of 1941 was commissioned in June 1941; as an infantry second lieutenant he went to Camp Wolters, Texas, where he married Jane Freeman.
 
In World War II he served on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff in the South Pacific after Camp Ritchie (Class 7) and other assignments including Fort Riley and United Forces in Austria. He retired as a colonel on 1 June 1961 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. His decorations included the Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medals, American Defense Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with campaign stars, and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.
 
In civil service he worked aerial surveillance imagery and was instrumental in identifying Soviet missiles during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later served Sierra Vista as mayor (1969–1971) and in other civic offices. He died on 18 December 2006 in Sierra Vista at age 88.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* 18 May 1918 — Born in Kerrville, Texas.
* 1937–1941 — Tivy High School; Texas A&M football; commissioned June 1941.
* Camp Ritchie Class 7 — Intelligence training; MacArthur staff, South Pacific.
* 1 June 1961 — Retired colonel, Fort Huachuca.
* 1960s–1970s — Civil service surveillance / Cuban Missile Crisis imagery; Sierra Vista mayor 1969–1971.
* 18 December 2006 — Died in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [https://www.sierravistaaz.gov/our-city/departments/henry-f-hauser-museum City of Sierra Vista — Henry F. Hauser Museum]
* [https://avhof.org/members/membership-directory/hhauser/ Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame — Henry F. Hauser]
* Kerrville Daily Times, 23–24 December 2006 — Henry F. “Hank” Hauser obituary (RB Archive)
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
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