Paul E. Blackwell

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Paul E. Blackwell
Nickname(s)Gene
Born (1941-08-19) August 19, 1941 (age 82)
York, South Carolina, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1965–1996
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldDeputy 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/warsVietnam War
Persian Gulf War
AwardsSilver 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[edit]

U.S. service medals
Combat Infantryman Badge
Senior Parachutist Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Silver Star with Oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Legion of Merit with Oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Bronze Star with V device and eight Oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal with device 3
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Commendation Medal with V device and three Oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with two campaign stars
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Foreign decorations
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
British parachutist badge
 Parachutist Badge (United Kingdom)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Kazi Investment Group". kaziig.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. ^ "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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