Executive Summary Senior Officer Oral History Program Interview Of Lieutenant General Retired Emmett Paige Jr

Download or read book Executive Summary: Senior Officer Oral History Program Interview of Lieutenant General (Retired) Emmett Paige, Jr written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper summarizes information provided by Lieutenant General (Retired) Emmett Paige, Jr. during interviews conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Craig B. Hanford from October 1996 to April 1997 as part of the U.S. Army War College/U.S. Army Military History Institute Senior Officer Oral History Program. This summary highlights the life, experiences, and insights of four decades of Army service. Only the thirteenth black American to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the history of the U.S. Army, he was the first black Army Signal Corps officer to rise to the rank of Lieutenant General and the first black General Officer to become an Assistant Secretary of Defense.