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115: 223: 33: 138: 623: 370:, Milloy assumed command of the 1st Infantry Division in South Vietnam, becoming the division's 41st commanding general. He led the division until its departure from South Vietnam on 4 April 1970. He rejected the idea of a divisional farewell march from 306:. Seeing action in the Mediterranean and Western European Theater, Milloy would serve as the commander of Company C, 504th PIR, seeing combat in Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. He would conduct three combat jumps with the 397:, which had been conducted by units of the division. He advised congressional investigators that Mỹ Lai was insecure and infested with mines and booby traps. He was later described by his subordinate 724:
Investigation of the My Lai Incident: Hearings of the Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session
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when he was asked to assist in standing up a new regular army unit. Milloy would subsequently serve as an infantry platoon leader in
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Milloy began his military career in 1938 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17 as a private, serving in the
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Following his retirement he would work as a licensed general contractor in California, owning several small businesses.
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All American, All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II
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The Battle of the Bridges: The 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden
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It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf
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Milloy would finish his career as the U.S. Army Chief of Staff at the
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Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966
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Danger Forward: The Magazine of The Big Red One, Vietnam
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Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Henderson, Nevada
Arlington National Cemetery
United States of America

United States Army

Major general
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
1st Infantry Division
23rd Infantry Division
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Combat Infantryman Badge

Major General
United States Army
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mississippi National Guard
Dr. Pepper

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