Major General John Henry Hilldring (March 27, 1895 – January 20, 1974) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during both World War I and World War II and served as Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas from 1946 to 1947.

[3][4][5][6] He served in the United States Army during World War I, with the rank of first lieutenant, into the infantry.

[1] He saw action on the Western Front and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

[2] With the American entry into World War II, Hilldring became Assistant Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1942.

[10] In 1950, Hilldring became foreign-operations manager of General Aniline & Film, a Swiss chemical firm that was seized by the U.S. during World War II on suspicion of Nazi domination.