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.
Biography
Hugh M. Milton II was born on March 23, 1897. He is descended from British poet
John Milton
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.
[ ] He was educated at the
University of Kentucky, receiving a
bachelor's degree and then a
master's degree in
mechanical engineering. Milton joined the army around the time of the American entry into
World War I.
He joined the faculty of
New Mexico State University as a professor of mechanical engineering in 1924. Two years later he was named
dean of
engineering. During his time at New Mexico State University, Milton became a member of
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
He became president of New Mexico State University in 1938.
With the United States' entry into
World War II, in 1941, Milton was recalled to the
United States Army with the rank of
colonel. He was later promoted to
brigadier general in 1945. He left the Army in 1947, having attained the rank of
major general.
In 1947, Milton resumed the presidency of New Mexico State University.
In 1953,
President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Milton as
Assistant Secretary of the Army
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and he served in this post until 1958, when President Eisenhower named him
United States Under Secretary of the Army. Milton served as Under Secretary of the Army from August 1958 until January 1961.
Milton retired from the
United States Department of the Army in 1961. He died at the
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
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in
El Paso, Texas, on January 27, 1987, at the age of 89.
References
"Maj. Gen. Hugh M. Milton 2d, Army Aide Under Eisenhower", ''New York Times'', Jan. 30, 1987*
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1897 births
1987 deaths
Presidents of New Mexico State University
United States Army generals
United States Army civilians
University of Kentucky alumni
United States Under Secretaries of the Army
Eisenhower administration personnel