Thomas Hemingway

Thomas Hemingway
Thomas Hemingway
	Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1962–1996; 2003-2007
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Air Force Legal Services Center; DOD Office of Military Commissions
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal ; Defense Superior Service Medal ; Legion of Merit (2); Bronze Star (3)

Last updated November 28, 2022

Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway is an American military lawyer who has served as a legal advisor to the Office of Military Commissions. Thomas Hemingway was a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in November 1962 after earning his undergraduate degree at Willamette University. Upon graduation, he took an educational delay and earned his doctor of jurisprudence in 1965 at Willamette University College of Law. Hemingway entered active service in November 1965. He has also been an associate professor of law at the United States Air Force Academy and a senior judge on the Air Force Court of Military Review. He is a current member of the state bar in Oregon and the District of Columbia, and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He retired from active service in October 1996. General Hemingway was recalled to active service in August 2003 to fill the position as Legal Adviser to the Convening Authority in the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, Washington, D.C. General. He was replaced by Thomas W. Hartmann in July 2007.^[1]

Assignments

November 1965 – January 1969, chief of civil law, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
January 1969 – January 1970, chief of military justice and provincial liaison with the Thai government, Udon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
January 1970 – July 1971, chief of military justice, 15th Air Force, March AFB, Calif.
July 1971 – July 1975, associate professor of law, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
July 1975 – July 1979, staff judge advocate, 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.
July 1979 – June 1982, staff judge advocate, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany
June 1982 – October 1983, senior judge on the Air Force Court of Military Review, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
October 1983 – July 1985, chief of military justice, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and chairman of the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice and the DOD Military Justice Act of 1983 Advisory Commission
July 1985 – June 1988, staff judge advocate, 17th Air Force, Sembach AB, West Germany
June 1988 – May 1990, staff judge advocate, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
May 1990 – August 1991, director of the U.S. Air Force Judiciary and vice commander of the Air Force Legal Services Center, Washington, D.C.
August 1991 – August 1996, chief counsel, U.S. Transportation Command, and staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
August 2003 – July 2007, legal adviser, Office of Military Commissions, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense, Washington D.C.

Major awards and decorations

Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Federal Republic of Germany Military Achievement Medal

Other achievements

1985 Justice Tom C. Clark Award for outstanding accomplishments in career service to the U.S. government, District of Columbia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is the only officer in the military service to receive the award.
2002 Distinguished Alumni Citation for achievement in government service, Willamette University

Effective dates of promotion

Second lieutenant June 3, 1962
First lieutenant June 3, 1965
Captain January 27, 1967
Major September 1, 1973
Lieutenant lolonel February 1, 1979
Colonel August 1, 1983
Brigadier general May 1, 1992

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References

↑ "Brigadier General Thomas W. Hartmann". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-09-26.

External links

Leaked emails claim Guantanamo trials rigged, The Age, August 1, 2005
Official bio, Department of Defense

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