caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards birth_date spouse rank image article_title name
hugh bryan hester 1917 - 1951 united states army asheville , north carolina 25 november 1983 hester , north carolina united states united states of america silver star croix de guerre legion of honor 5 august 1895 pauline hester green brigadier general hester1.jpg hugh b. hester
 hugh bryan hester
hugh b. hester

hugh bryan hester -lrb- august 5 , 1895 - november 25 , 1983 -rrb- was an army brigadier general born in hester , north carolina .
he was a decorated officer in both world wars .
later in life , he was a noted critic of u.s. foreign policy .
