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Gen Troy Houston Middleton

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Gen Troy Houston Middleton

Birth
Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Death
9 Oct 1976 (aged 86)
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot
2, 3356-A
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US Army Lieutenant General. Born in Copiah County, Mississippi, he was commissioned an officer in the US Army in 1912. In World War I, he was the youngest Colonel commanding combat American forces and was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his actions in the Meuse-Arognne offensive. During World War II, he was Commanding General of the 45th Division Sicily, Italy and Commanding General of the VIII Corps, North-West, Europe. After the war, he retired and was appointed president Louisiana State University in 1950.
US Army Lieutenant General. Born in Copiah County, Mississippi, he was commissioned an officer in the US Army in 1912. In World War I, he was the youngest Colonel commanding combat American forces and was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his actions in the Meuse-Arognne offensive. During World War II, he was Commanding General of the 45th Division Sicily, Italy and Commanding General of the VIII Corps, North-West, Europe. After the war, he retired and was appointed president Louisiana State University in 1950.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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TROY
HOUSTON
MIDDLETON
LTG U. S. ARMY
DSM (OLC) , SS, LM (OLC), BSM
W. W. I - W. W. II
BORN COPIAH COUNTY, MS.
OCTOBER 12, 1889
DIED BATON ROUGE, LA.
OCTOBER 9, 1976
HIS DEVOTED WIFE
JERUSHA COLLINS
MIDDLETON
BORN GALVESTON, TX.
MAY 20, 1890
DIED BATON ROUGE, LA.
MARCH 16, 1980
ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY
BY THEIR CHILDREN

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Joel Manuel
  • Added: Sep 29, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5810134/troy_houston-middleton: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Troy Houston Middleton (12 Oct 1889–9 Oct 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5810134, citing Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.