Paul E. Blackwell
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| Nickname(s) | Gene |
| Born | August 19, 1941 York, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1965–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army; Deputy Director of Operations, National Military Command Center; 24th Infantry Division; 2d Armored Division (Forward); 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division; 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War Persian Gulf War |
| Awards | Silver Star (2) Bronze Star (9) Purple Heart Air Medal (3) |
Paul Eugene Blackwell Sr. (born August 19, 1941) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general. During his 31-year career in the United States Army, LTG Blackwell held a wide variety of command and staff positions including assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (G3), Department of the Army and commanding general, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Other key assignments include Deputy Director of Operations, National Military Command Center, Washington, DC; commanding general, 2d Armored Division (Forward), Garlstedt, Federal Republic of Germany, and Assistant Division Commander, 3d Armored Division, Federal Republic of Germany.[1][2]
Blackwell earned a B.S. degree with honors in Agricultural Education from Clemson University in June 1963. He was commissioned as a reserve infantry officer through the Army ROTC program, but did not report for active duty until after he had completed an M.S. degree in Horticulture and Agricultural Education at Clemson in June 1965.[1] Blackwell graduated from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in June 1976 and the United States Army War College in June 1983.[1][3]
Awards and decorations
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Combat Infantryman Badge |
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Senior Parachutist Badge |
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Army Staff Identification Badge |
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Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |
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Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak leaf cluster |
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Silver Star with Oak leaf cluster |
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Legion of Merit with Oak leaf cluster |
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Bronze Star with V device and eight Oak leaf clusters |
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Purple Heart |
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
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Air Medal with device 3 |
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Army Commendation Medal with V device and three Oak leaf clusters |
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National Defense Service Medal |
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Vietnam Service Medal with two campaign stars |
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Army Overseas Service Ribbon |
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Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) |
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Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) |
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Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal |
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Parachutist Badge (United Kingdom) |
References
- ^ a b c United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Military Readiness Subcommittee (1996). Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997--H.R. 3230 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session: Military Readiness Subcommittee Hearings on Title III--Operation and Maintenance : Hearings Held March 19 and April 16, 1996. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 6–8. ISBN 9780160537226. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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- ^ "Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 103d Congress: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate". Vol. 103, no. 873. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1994. pp. 918–921. ISBN 978-0-16-046386-0.
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