World War II Hugh Bryan Hester (August 5, 1895 – November 25, 1983) was U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Hester enlisted in the Army during World War I and became a second lieutenant in the 12th Field Artillery of the 2nd Infantry Division.

A career officer in the army, he served under General MacArthur in the Pacific Theater, in supply and procurement (1942–1945).

General Hester was designated the honorary commander of a Vietnam Veterans Against the War protest march in 1970.

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Hugh Hester died of cancer at Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, on November 25, 1983.