John P. Lucas

John P. Lucas
Nickname(s)	"Johnny" "Old Luke" "Foxy Grandpa"[1]
Born	(1890-01-14)January 14, 1890 Kearneysville, West Virginia, United States
Died	December 24, 1949(1949-12-24) (aged 59) Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, United States
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1911–1949
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-3101
Unit	Cavalry Branch Field Artillery Branch
Commands held	Fourth United States Army Fifteenth United States Army VI Corps II Corps III Corps 3rd Infantry Division 1st Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 108th Field Signal Battalion
Battles/wars	Philippine–American War Mexican Expedition World War I World War II Italian Campaign
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Purple Heart
Relations	Sydney Virginia Wynkoop Lucas (wife) John Porter Lucas, Jr. (son)

Major General John Porter Lucas (January 14, 1890 – December 24, 1949) was a senior officer of the United States Army who saw service in World War I and World War II. He is most remembered for being the commander of VI Corps during the Battle of Anzio (codenamed Operation Shingle) in early 1944 the Italian campaign of World War II.