Howard Russell Hickok (November 26, 1870 – July 7, 1926) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He also served on the national guards of various states, including Indiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and West Virginia.

[2] Hickok was promoted to the temporary rank of colonel on August 5, 1917, and became the Chief of Staff of the 5th Division, serving in Europe because of World War I.

On June 26, 1918, he was promoted to brigadier general, and he returned to the U.S. to assume command of the 19th Infantry Brigade of the 10th Division in Camp Funston.

He graduated from a second course at the Army War College in 1920 and then, having received a permanent promotion to colonel, commanded the 4th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Brown.