Hugh M. Milton II

Hugh Meglone Milton II (March 23, 1897 – January 27, 1987) was a major general of the United States Army during World War II who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1958 to 1961.Milton joined the army around the time of the American entry into World War I.During his time at New Mexico State University, Milton became a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.In 1953, President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Milton as Assistant Secretary of the Army and he served in this post until 1958, when President Eisenhower named him United States Under Secretary of the Army.He died at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, on January 27, 1987, at the age of 89.
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