Milton J. Foreman (1863–1935) was a Lieutenant General, who served as Commander in Chief of the Illinois National Guard.
[5] Foreman attended the Paris Caucuses in 1919 of the American Legion as the Illinois representative and was one of its early leaders.
[8] From 1899 through 1900, he served on the city's Street Railway Commission[9] He would be appointed to the council's Transportation Committee when it was formed in 1901.
[7] Foreman began his military career as a private, having enlisted with Troop C, First Cavalry of the Illinois National Guard, on December 5, 1895.
During the Pancho Villa Expedition of the Border War, Col. Foreman commanded the First Cavalry of the Illinois National Guard.
[4] To ensure early service in World War I, Col. Foreman appealed to the governor and obtained consent to convert the First Cavalry unit into field artillery.
[citation needed] General Pershing recommended Foreman for the Distinguished Service Cross for his command efficiency during the Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.
[4] On November 4, 1918, in an action near Ferme de Maucourt, northwest of Beauclair, France, his unit came under heavy machine gun and artillery fire.
Commanding the 122nd Field Artillery, he gave proof of eminent technical attainments and assidious zeal.
Though handicapped by many adverse conditions due to difficult terrain and determined hostile resistance, he kept his batteries in close support of the Infantry and thereby rendered services of inestimable value during the St. Mihiel Offensive.
[15] His first citation was for "gallantry in action near La Dhuy Ferme, northwest of Romagne, France, while conducting his regiment along a shell swept road in close support of the Infantry.