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Hugh W. Hardy

Major General Hugh W. Hardy (December 10, 1924 – April 3, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps Reserves major general and a geoscientist. Hardy served with the Marine Corps Reserves for 40 years. In his civilian career as a geoscientist, he had a 34-year career with Exxon which included pioneering research in well-logging and 3D seismic exploration.

Hugh W. Hardy

(1924-12-10)December 10, 1924
Shattuck, Oklahoma

April 3, 2003(2003-04-03) (aged 78)
Houston, Texas

United States United States of America

 United States Marine Corps

1942–1982

Major General

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Legion of Merit

Geoscientist

Early years[edit]

Hugh Hardy was born on December 10, 1924, in Shattuck, Oklahoma.[1] He graduated in 1942 from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He then attended the Georgia School of Technology from 1943 to 1944, majoring in engineering. He graduated in 1947 from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering.[1]

— 10 November 1948

First Lieutenant

— 25 June 1952

Captain

— 12 July 1956

Major

— 1 July 1964

Lieutenant Colonel

— 1 May 1969

Colonel

— May 1973

Brigadier General

— 1 May 1974

Major General

Honors[edit]

The Marine Reserves award — the General Hugh W. Hardy Superlative Performance Award — was established in 1998 as an annual award to be presented to the most outstanding Reserve Force Level Asset Unit.[1]

. General Officer Biographies. United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2005-12-27.

"Official Biography for Hugh W. Hardy"

(PDF). Force Orders. Marine Forces Reserve, United States Marine Corps. May 29, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-31. Includes biographical sketch of MajGen Hardy.

"Force Order 1650.8: Major General Hugh W. Hardy Award"

. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Archived from the original on 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2005-12-17.

"Hugh Hardy Biography"