John Millikin

John Millikin
Birth name	John Millikin
Born	January 7, 1888 Danville, Indiana, United States
Died	November 6, 1970 (aged 82) Washington, D.C., United States
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1910–1948
Rank	Major general
Unit	Cavalry Branch
Commands held	6th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Cavalry Division 33rd Infantry Division III Corps 13th Armored Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Soldier's Medal Bronze Star

Major General John Millikin (January 7, 1888 – November 6, 1970) was a senior United States Army officer who, during World War II, commanded the III Corps' counterattack toward Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

John Millikin was born January 7, 1888 in Danville, Indiana, the son of Horace F. Millikin and Ida Millikin. Millikin entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) in 1906, graduating in June 1910, with a Bachelor of Science Degree, as a second lieutenant into the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army. He graduated 38th in a class of 82 alongside men such as Ernest J. Dawley, Lewis Burton, Oscar Griswold, Ira T. Wyche, Emil F. Reinhardt, Durward S. Wilson, David McCracken, Jr., Jack Heard, James Muir and numerous others who, like Millikin, would be general officers. His first assignment was with the 5th Cavalry Regiment at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He later was assigned to Fort Myer, Virginia.

During World War I, in February 1918, Millikin was the executive officer (XO) of the U.S. Army General Staff College in Longres, France. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel on November 16, 1918 and became chief of the military police of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). He returned to the United States in the summer of 1919 and was honorably discharged from the National Army on March 15, 1920, and reverted to his Regular Army rank of captain.