caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
general army material command paul john kern 15th commander , united states 1967 -- 2005 board of directors , edo corporation 20px united states army 4th infantry division u.s. army material command new jersey , united states united states of america 30px medal 30px silver star defense dist . service medal 30px distinguished service place of burial vietnam war gulf war war on terror 16 june 1945 40px general paulkern.jpg paul j. kern
 paul john kern
paul j. kern

paul john kern -lrb- born june 16 , 1945 -rrb- became president and chief operating officer of am general llc on august 1 , 2008 .
kern is a former united states army officer who served for 37 years .
from october 2001 to november 2004 , he served as commanding general of the united states army materiel command .
