Julius W. Becton Jr.

Julius Wesley Becton Jr. (June 29, 1926 – November 28, 2023) was an American military official. He was a United States Army lieutenant general. He served as Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidencies from 1985 to 1989. He was also an education administrator.

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. Becton retired from the U.S. Army in 1983, after nearly 40 years of service.

His autobiography, Becton: Autobiography of a Soldier and Public Servant, was published in 2008 by Naval Institute Press.

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Other websites
 Interview at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library


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