Background
Hutchison was born on May 21, 1908 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. His father, Charles W. Hutchison, was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Hutchison was born on May 21, 1908 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. His father, Charles W. Hutchison, was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Hutchison graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1931.
He died on September 24, 1982. During World World War II Hutchison served with the Fifth Air Force and later he held command of the 308th Bombardment Wing. Conflicts he participated in while in command include the Battle of Biak, the Battle of Leyte, and the Battle of Luzon.
Following the war he was given command of the 314th Air Division, the 97th Bombardment Wing, the 21st Air Division, and the 5th Air Division before being selected as the first commander of the Seventeenth Air Force.
During his time in command of the 21st Division, which at the time was based at Forbes Air Force Base in Shawnee County, Kansas, he received a letter of commendation from Governor Edward F. Arn for relief efforts during flooding from the Kansas River in 1951. In 1954 he was named Deputy for Operations of Tactical Air Command and in 1958 was given command of the Ninth Air Force.