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| - Julius Wesley Becton, Jr. (born June 29, 1926) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator.
- Becton was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Becton joined the Army Air Corps in July 1944 and graduated infantry Officer Candidate School in 1945. During his career in the Army, he served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant general. Among his decorations were the Distinguished Service Medal, two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merit medals, and two Purple Hearts. In 1996, he became the Superintendent of the Washington, D.C. public school system.
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