Hunter Liggett

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Lt. Gen. Hunter Liggett
Hunter Liggett as a brigadier general.
Born	(1857-03-21)March 21, 1857 Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	December 30, 1935(1935-12-30) (aged 78) San Francisco, California, United States
Buried	San Francisco National Cemetery, California, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1879–1921
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	0-3
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	Third Army First Army I Corps 41st Division Philippine Department United States Army War College
Battles/wars	American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France)

Hunter Liggett (March 21, 1857 − December 30, 1935) was a senior United States Army officer. His 42 years of military service spanned the period from the Indian campaigns to the trench warfare of World War I. Additionally, he also identified possible invasion sites in Luzon, particularly Lingayen Gulf, which were used during World War II in 1941 by the Japanese and in 1945 by the United States.