John Miller Carson, Jr.

John Miller Carson Jr. (June 26, 1864 – January 18, 1956) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during World War I.

Early life and education John Miller Carson was born on June 26, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated fourteenth of thirty-nine in the class of 1885. His fellow students included Robert Lee Bullard, Charles Henry Muir, Henry Pinckney McCain, Beaumont B. Buck, Joseph E. Kuhn and Willard Ames Holbrook, all of whom would rise to high rank and responsibility in the future.

Early military service Carson served on frontier duty at Fort Reno. This was followed by an assignment as the Assistant to the Quartermaster of the Department of Missouri until August 1890.

Awards Carson received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his service during World War I. The citation for the medal reads:

Death and legacy Carson died on January 18, 1956, in Fort Jackson, South Carolina.