Héctor Andrés Negroni

Héctor Andrés Negroni
Colonel Héctor Andrés Negroni
First Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
Born (1938-01-30) January 30, 1938
Yauco, Puerto Rico
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service1961–1985
Rank
Colonel
CommandsCommander, 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron Vice Commander, Air Force District of Washington
Battles / wars
AwardsLegion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Other workgeneral manager McDonnell Douglas Spain Ltd

general manager AlliedSignal Aerospace Company-Huntsville

Site Manager Honeywell International-Huntsville

Colonel Héctor Andrés Negroni (born January 30, 1938) is a United States Air Force officer, historian, senior aerospace defense executive, author, and the first Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He was commissioned by Spain's Fifth Centennial Commission to write the "Historia Militar de Puerto Rico" (A Military History of Puerto Rico).