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Julius W. Becton Jr. is an American retired Army lieutenant general and public servant. He served in the United States Army for more than 30 years, including as the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the United States Army Forces Command. He also served as the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from 1985 to 1989. Becton was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on 29 June 1926. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1948. He then served in the Korean War, where he was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. Becton was promoted to lieutenant general in 1979 and served as the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps from 1979 to 1981. He then served as the commander of the United States Army Forces Command from 1981 to 1985. In 1985, Becton was appointed as the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He served in this role until 1989. During his tenure, he oversaw the response to several major disasters, including the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. Becton retired from the Army in 1989 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1990. He has since served on several corporate boards and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. As of 2021, Julius W. Becton Jr. is 97 years old. He has a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and a net worth of $2 million.

Popular As Julius Wesley Becton Jr.
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Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 29 June 1926
Birthday 29 June
Birthplace Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death November 28, 2023
Died Place Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2008

Becton now serves as a director to several corporations, academic institutions, and associations. His many honors include being named several times by Ebony magazine as "One of the 100 Most Influential Blacks in America," and he has also received the Distinguished Service Award Association of the U.S. Army and the Boy Scouts of America's Silver Beaver Award. His autobiography, Becton: Autobiography of a Soldier and Public Servant, was published in 2008 by Naval Institute Press.

1996

In 1996, he became the Superintendent of the Washington, D.C. public school system.

1989

In his mid-60s, Becton began a new career as an education administrator. From 1989 to 1994, Becton was the fifth president of Prairie View A&M University (his alma mater). President Becton was the first graduate of Prairie View A&M University to attain flag rank in the military.

1983

Becton retired from the U.S. Army in 1983, after nearly 40 years of service. However, his public service career was far from over. From 1984 to 1985, he served as the Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in the United States Agency for International Development (US AID). He then served as the Director of FEMA from 1985 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan.

1978

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.

1960

While in the service, Becton graduated from Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University (Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics in 1960), the University of Maryland (Master's Degree in Economics in 1966). He also graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the National War College.

1926

Julius Wesley Becton Jr. (born June 29, 1926) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator. He served as Commanding General, VII Corps in 1978 and as Deputy Commanding General for Training of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in 1981. He retired in 1983.

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.