John P. Lucas
| John Porter Lucas | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Johnny" "Uncle Luke" "Foxy Grandpa" |
| Born |
January 14, 1890 Kearneysville, West Virginia, United States |
| Died | December 24, 1949 (aged 59) Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, United States |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1911–1949 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
 Cavalry Branch Field Artillery Branch
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| Commands held |
108th Field Signal Battalion 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Infantry Division III Corps II Corps VI Corps Fifteenth Army Fourth Army |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican Expedition World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Purple Heart |
| Relations | Sydney Virginia Wynkoop Lucas (Wife) John Porter Lucas, Jr. (Son) Tanner Lucas (Great Grandson) |
Major General John Porter Lucas (January 14, 1890 – December 24, 1949) was a senior officer of the United States Army who saw service in World War I and World War II. He is most notable for being the commander of the U.S. VI Corps during the Battle of Anzio (Operation Shingle) in the Italian Campaign of World War II.
Lucas, a native of Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, was a graduate of West Point, class of 1911. Commissioned as a cavalry officer on 13 June 1911, he transferred to the Field Artillery in 1920. Lucas spent the first few years of his service in the Philippines, returning to the US in August 1914.
2nd Lt. Lucas was assigned to Troop A of the 13th Cavalry Regiment at Columbus, New Mexico in October 1914, but that unit was temporarily based at Douglas, Arizona, and in January 1915 he became commander of the regiment's Machine Gun Troop. On 9 March 1916 Lucas distinguished himself in action against Pancho Villa's raiders during the Battle of Columbus, fighting his way alone and bare-footed through attacking Villistas from his quarters to the camp's guard tent. There he organized resistance with a single machine gun until the remainder of his unit and a supporting troop arrived, then maneuvered his men to repel the attackers. He served during the Mexican Punitive Expedition, as an Aide de Camp to MG George Bell, Jr. at Fort Bliss, Texas.
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