Paul Eugene Blackwell Sr. (born August 19, 1941) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general. During his 31-year career in the United States Army, LTG Blackwell held a wide variety of command and staff positions including assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (G3), Department of the Army and commanding general, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Other key assignments include deputy director of Operations, National Military Command Center, Washington, DC; commanding general, 2d Armored Division (Forward), Garlstedt, Federal Republic of Germany, and Assistant Division Commander, 3d Armored Division, Federal Republic of Germany.
Blackwell earned a B.S. degree with honors in Agricultural Education from Clemson University in June 1963. He was commissioned as a reserve infantry officer through the Army ROTC program, but did not report for active duty until after he had completed an M.S. degree in Horticulture and Agricultural Education at Clemson in June 1965. Blackwell graduated from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in June 1976 and the United States Army War College in June 1983.
Awards and decorations U.S. service medalsCombat Infantryman BadgeSenior Parachutist BadgeArmy Staff Identification BadgeOffice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification BadgeArmy Distinguished Service Medal with Oak leaf clusterSilver Star with Oak leaf clusterLegion of Merit with Oak leaf clusterBronze Star with V device and eight Oak leaf clustersPurple HeartDefense Meritorious Service MedalAir Medal with device 3Army Commendation Medal with V device and three Oak leaf clustersNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service Medal with two campaign starsArmy Overseas Service RibbonForeign decorationsKuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)Republic of Vietnam Campaign MedalParachutist Badge (United Kingdom)
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