Lucian Truscott

Lucian Truscott Jr.
Truscott between 1944–46
Born	(1895-01-09)9 January 1895 Chatfield, Texas, United States
Died	12 September 1965(1965-09-12) (aged 70) Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1947
Rank	General
Service number	0-7096
Unit	Cavalry Branch
Commands	Third United States Army Fifth United States Army Fifteenth United States Army VI Corps 3rd Infantry Division 5th Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Purple Heart
Relations	Lucian Truscott IV (grandson)
Other work	Central Intelligence Agency – senior agent Germany, later Deputy Director for Coordination Author

General Lucian King Truscott Jr. (9 January 1895 – 12 September 1965) was a highly decorated senior United States Army officer, who saw distinguished active service during World War II. Between 1943–1945, he successively commanded the 3rd Infantry Division, VI Corps, Fifteenth Army and Fifth Army, serving mainly in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) during his wartime service. He and Alexander Patch were the only U.S. Army officers to command a division, a corps, and a field army in combat during the war.