| Reginald C. Harmon | |
| Birth Date: | February 5, 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Olney, Illinois |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Branch: | , |
| Serviceyears: | 1940–1960 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Awards: | Legion of Merit Distinguished Service Medal |
Reginald C. Harmon (February 5, 1900[1] – October 23, 1992) was a Major General in the United States Air Force and served as its first Judge Advocate General.[2] At the age of 29, he was elected as the mayor of Urbana, Illinois.[2]
Reginald C. Harmon was born on February 5, 1900, near Olney, Illinois.[2] After graduating from high school, he worked as a teacher in a rural school.[2] He studied law at the University of Illinois College of Law receiving his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1927.[2] During his time at the University of Illinois, Maj Gen Harmon joined the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.[2] Maj Gen Harmon's military career also began during his undergraduate years at the university's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC).[2]
At the age of 29, Maj Gen Harmon was elected as mayor of Urbana, Illinois.[2] He held the office from 1929 to 1933.[2] As mayor during the onset of the Great Depression, Maj Gen Harmon declared the nation's first business moratorium to prevent a run on the banks.[2]
After completing the ROTC program at the University of Illinois, Reginald Harmon was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserve.[2] In October 1940, Mr. Harmon was called to active duty at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, as a major in the Officers' Reserve Corp of the Army.[2] Mr. Harmon represented the U.S. Government in an industrial expansion program to meet the growing needs of the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1940 to 1945.[2] For his work in opening new supply sources for the production of aircraft, Mr. Harmon received the Legion of Merit.[2] Between 1945 and 1948, he served as the Judge Advocate of the Air Material Command where he provided legal representation for the Air Force in a billion dollar procurement program.[2] During this period, Mr. Harmon left the Reserve Corp for the regular component of the military.[2] On September 8, 1948, Mr. Harmon became the first Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force and was promoted to the rank of Major General.[2] He was reappointed as the Judge Advocate General in 1952 and 1956.[2]