Hugh R. Overholt

{{short description|United States Army general}}

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|birth_place=Beebe, Arkansas U.S.

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|branch= United States Army

|serviceyears= 1957–1989

|rank= Major General

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Hugh Robert Overholt (born October 29, 1933) is a retired major general in the United States Army. Overholt served as Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from 1981 to 1985 before serving as Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from 1985 to 1989. He attended the University of Arkansas, earning a B.A. degree in classics{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zqRPfg2-KCEC&pg=PA347 |title=Army Executive Biographies |chapter=Major General Hugh R. Overholt |page=347 |date=1985 |publisher=Headquarters, Department of the Army |access-date=April 28, 2021}} in 1955 and an LL.B. degree in 1957.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQXlqNdaUzAC&pg=PA430 |title=U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List |date=1 January 1966 |volume=I |page=430 |publisher=Department of the Army |location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=October 20, 2021}}