The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gen. Julius Becton, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gen. Julius Becton, Jr.

8/27/2012; 2/14/2013

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2012.227

Military officer Gen. Julius Becton, Jr. (1926 - ) , was a retired Lieutenant General and the first African American officer to command a Corps in the U.S. Army (VII U.S. Corps). Becton was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/27/2012 and 2/14/2013, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 11; Total Run Time: 05h 28m 58s

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Becton, Julius W. (Julius Wesley), 1926-

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Julius Wesley Becton, Jr. (b. June 29, 1926, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania), Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army, was also a government official and educator following his retirement from the Army in 1983. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1944 and served in World War II, the Korean War, and in Vietnam, and commanded VII Corps in Europe during the Cold War. While in the service, he graduated from college and also earned a master's degree in Economics. Beginning in 1984 he held key positions with US AID ...