Major General Frank L. Culin Jr. (March 31, 1892 – December 31, 1967) was a career officer in the United States Army.
Culin attained the rank of major general and was most notable for his command of the 87th Infantry Division in the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge in the final months of World War II.
[5] Culin then commenced studies at the University of Arizona, from which he graduated in 1915 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering.
[6][7] During Culin's prep school and college years, he belonged to the university's corps of cadets and took part in its military science program.
[6] Upon graduating in April 1917,[6] the same month of the American entry into World War I, he was assigned to the 30th Infantry Regiment.
[13] Culin commanded the 30th Infantry's machine gun company, and served with his regiment during several campaigns, including Aisne, Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne.
[19] After returning to the United States following the end of World War II, Culin commanded the Infantry Replacement Center at Camp Blanding, Florida.
[26] Virginia Cullin was the wife of James Boyce Scott (1916–1961), an Army veteran who later served as a judge of the Arizona Superior Court.
[25] John E. Culin was a graduate of the United States Military Academy and a career Army officer.
[26] A veteran of the Vietnam War, after concluding his military service with the rank of colonel he built a second career as a commodities trader.
[28] The citation for his Army DSM reads: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Frank L. Culin, Jr. (ASN: 0-4717), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from January to May 1945.