Major General Eli Alva Helmick (September 23, 1863 – January 13, 1945) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, in June 1888.

[6] He served on duty at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and he then worked as a professor of Military Science and Tactics at Hillsdale College from 1894 through 1896.

[7][5] Helmick participated in the Spanish–American War, serving from 1899 to 1901 as a provost marshal and inspector of the Cuban Rural Guard, and receiving a Silver Star for his efforts.

5, General Helmick has displayed brilliant administrative ability in successfully directing the manifold activities under his supervision.