Millikin, John, MG

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major General
Last Service Branch
Cavalry
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1945-1948, 0002, Field Artillery Training Center (Staff), Fort Sill
Service Years
1910 - 1948
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Cavalry
Major General
Six Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Indiana
Indiana
Year of Birth
1888
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Danville, IN
Date of Passing
Nov 06, 1970
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 1 Site 168-D

 Official Badges 

Army Military Police US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1970, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Commissioned in June 1910 as 2LT of Cavalry.
Served as the AEF Military Police Provost Marshal in WWI.
MG Millikin commanded III Corps from 1943 - 1945 in the ETO during WW2.
Retired in Feb 1948.
He was promoted to MG in Jun 1948 (Retired List).
 

   

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 Unit Assignments
U.S. ArmyDepartment of Command (Staff) Army War College3rd US CavalryUnited States Department of War
HHC, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division33rd Infantry DivisionIII Armored Corps (3rd Corps)Field Artillery Training Center (Staff), Fort Sill
  1917-1918, 2520, Admissions Department (Staff) Army Management Staff College
  1918-1919, 2025, American Expeditionary Force
  1930-1931, 6, Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
  1936-1938, 3rd US Cavalry
  1938-1939, 2025, United States Department of War
  1939-1940, 6th US Cavalry
  1940-1941, 0002, HHC, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
  1942-1943, 0002, 33rd Infantry Division
  1943-1945, 0002, III Armored Corps (3rd Corps)
  1945-1948, 0002, Field Artillery Training Center (Staff), Fort Sill
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1917-1918 World War I
  1941-1945 WWII - American Theater
  1942-1945 WWII - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
 Colleges Attended 
United States Military Academy, West Point
  1906-1910, United States Military Academy, West Point
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