Paul L. Freeman, Jr.


Paul Lamar Freeman, Jr. was a United States Army fourstar general who served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Army EuropeCommander, Central Army Group from 1962 to 1965 and Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command from 1965 to 1967.

Freeman was born June 29, 1907, in the Philippine Islands, son of Paul Lamar and Emma Freeman. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on June 13, 1929, with a class ranking of 213 and commissioned in the infantry. His first assignment was at Fort Sam Houston with the 9th Infantry Division. While in Texas, he married Mary Ann Fishburn on August 18, 1932, and had one daughter. A month after getting married, he reported to Fort Benning to attend the Officers Course at the Infantry School, then was assigned to Tianjin in China with the 15th Infantry Regiment until 1936. Upon his return to the U.S. he was assigned to Fort Washington, Maryland and was a company commander in the 12th Infantry Regiment, and subsequently returned to Fort Benning for the Tank Course. He then spent a year as company and battalion Maintenance Officer with the 66th Infantry Regiment.

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