death_date children allegiance nationality birth_date language genre alma_mater death_place |caption influences imagesize battles spouse image name occupation years_active birth_place awards module article_title |residence
23 may 2012 rosalind fussell , samuel wilson fussell united states of america american 22 march 1924 english non-fiction pomona ma -rrb- , -lrb- phd -rrb- college -lrb- b.a. -rrb- , harvard university -lrb- medford , oregon lt. 1945 paul fussell in paris , france , may h.l. mencken 215px world war i , world war ii betty , harriette behringer -lrb- ? -2012 ; his death -rrb- fussell -lrb- 1949 -- 1981 ; divorced -rrb- pfussell1945.jpg paul fussell , phd educator ; historian ; social critic ; author 1951 -- 2003 pasadena , california '' ; national book critics circle award ; ralph waldo emerson ` award . '' ` literary : '' ' national book literary award ; national book critics circle award ; ralph waldo : emerson award . '' ' national book award yes paul fussell
 portland , oregon
paul fussell

paul fussell , jr. -lrb- 22 march 1924 -- 23 may 2012 -rrb- was an american cultural and literary historian , author and university professor .
his writings cover a variety of topics , from scholarly works on eighteenth-century english literature to commentary on america 's class system .
fussell served in the 103rd infantry division during world war ii and was wounded in fighting in france .
returning to the us , fussell wrote extensively and held several faculty positions , most prominently at rutgers university -lrb- 1955-1983 -rrb- in new brunswick , new jersey , and at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia , pennsylvania .
he is best known for his writings about world war i and ii , which explore what he felt was the gap between the romantic myth and reality of war ; he made a `` career out of refusing to disguise it or elevate it '' .
