Lucian Truscott Jr. | |
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Born | Chatfield, Texas, United States | January 9, 1895
Died | September 12, 1965 Alexandria, Virginia, United States | (aged 70)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | 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. (January 9, 1895 – September 12, 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.