Joseph Carson Hutchison (September 17, 1894 – December 7, 1982) was a politician, businessman and decorated officer in the United States Army and Florida National Guard during World War II.

Hutchinson then enrolled the Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, completing his courses in three years, he graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in May 1915.

He later moved to Sanford, Florida and worked as a teacher of mathematics until the United States' entry into World War I in April 1917.

He enlisted the United States Army in September 1917 and was assigned as Private to the Battery "B", 316th Field Artillery Regiment at Camp Jackson, South Carolina.

His regiment embarked for France in August that year as a part of the 86th Division and after its arrival tin Europe, Hutchinson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery on September 1, 1918.

[1][3][5] He was subsequently ordered for additional officers' training to the Artillery School at Saumur on Loire river and remained there for one month.

[1] His unit was redesignated to a federally recognized 124th Infantry Regiment and during the following years, Hutchinson was consecutively promoted to Captain (May 1923), Major (February 1929), and lieutenant colonel (November 1933).

Beside the annual summer trainings at Camp Joseph E. Johnston and Camp J. Clifford R. Foster (both located at the present site of Naval Air Station Jacksonville), Hutchinson's unit participated in the relief work and guard duty to prevent looting after the hurricanes of September 1926, September 1928, and September 1935; riot duty and protection of jailed prisoners from a mob in Tampa, Florida, in May and June 1927; guard and security duties in connection with the visit of President Franklin Roosevelt to Winter Park, Florida, in March 1935 and other.

[1] He then participated in the assault landing on Morotai in the Dutch East Indies to secure a location for airfield, which could be used for the bombing of Japanese positions in the Philippines.

Following a departure of Major general Persons by the end of September, new divisional commander, Clarence A. Martin retained Hutchinson as his deputy and they both supervised the division's training for the upcoming liberation of the Philippines while stationed on Sansapor and Morotai.

Following the Japanese surrender, Hutchinson assumed temporary command of the 31st Infantry Division, when general Martin departed for the United States.