Lt Gen Julius Becton - 01 mars 2019
Julius Wesley Becton Jr. is a retired United States Army lieutenant general, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator. Becton was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1926. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in July 1944, graduated infantry Officer Candidate School in 1945, and served with 93rd Infantry Division. He separated from the Army in 1946, but returned to service after President Harry S. Truman's executive order to integrate the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948. Becton went on to serve in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant general in 1978 and command of VII Corps in Europe during the Cold War. Among his decorations were the Distinguished Service Medal, two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merit medals, and two Purple Hearts, along with the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Germany.
Sent him 2 photos on 16 Feb and got them back signed on 1 Mar
LT Gen Julius Becton
9100 Belvoir Woods Pkwy #209
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 |
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