John G. Hill Jr.

Major General John Gillespie Hill Jr. (9 August 192628 March 1999) was a United States Army officer who served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Early life

Hill was born in Plattsburgh, New York on 9 August 1926.

His father, Brigadier General John Gillespie Hill, was a United States Army officer.

Military career He attended the United States Military Academy graduating as a Second Lieutenant in 1946.

He attended the Armed Forces Staff College in 1959, National War College in 1963 and attended Harvard Business School studying advanced management. He then served as Assistant Division Commander of the 101st Airborne Division and as commander. During the Easter Offensive of 1972 he was appointed II Corps deputy senior adviser and worked with John Paul Vann in countering the People’s Army of Vietnam forces in the Battle of Kontum.

From September 1973 to February 1975 he served as commander of the U.S. Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia.

He retired from the Army in 1978 as a Major General.

Later life Following his retirement from the Army, he qualified as a lawyer at the University of Texas and ran a legal practice in Austin, Texas until the mid-1990s.

He died on 28 March 1999 from brain cancer and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Decorations His decorations included the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal (2), Legion of Merit (2), Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star (2)