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United States Army officer (1908–1984)

Paul F. Yount
Born	(1908-09-09)9 September 1908 Alliance, Ohio, United States
Died	28 November 1984(1984-11-28) (aged 76) Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Buried	West Point Cemetery, New York, United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1930–1958
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-18022
Unit	Corps of Engineers Transportation Corps
Commands	Transportation Corps New York Port of Embarkation
Battles / wars	World War II Persian Corridor China-Burma-India Theater Korean War
Awards
Alma mater
Children	1

Paul Frailey Yount (9 September 1908 – 28 November 1984) was a major general in the United States Army who served as chief of the United States Army Transportation Corps from 1954 to 1958.

Early life

Early career

World War II

Continued career

Korean War

Later career

Retirement

Death and legacy

Family

Awards

American awards

Foreign awards

Effective dates of promotion

Yount's effective dates of promotion were:

Second Lieutenant, (Regular Army), 13 June 1930 ^[1]

First Lieutenant, (Regular Army), 1 August 1935 ^[1]

Captain, (Regular Army), 12 June 1940 ^[1]

Major, (Army of the United States), 1 February 1942 ^[2]

Lieutenant Colonel, (Army of the United States), 22 March 1942 ^[2]

Colonel, (Army of the United States), 6 May 1942 ^[2]

Brigadier General, (Army of the United States), 25 June 1944 ^[2]

Major, (Regular Army), 12 June 1947 ^[2]

Lieutenant Colonel, (Regular Army), 10 June 1948 ^[2]

Colonel, (Regular Army),

Major General, (Army of the United States),

Brigadier General, (Regular Army),

Major General, (Regular Army),

Major General, (retired),

Works by Yount

References

1. The Adjutant General's Office 1946, p. 766.
2. Cullum 1950, p. 632.

Sources

Books

• Cullum, George W. (1950). Branham, Charles E. (ed.). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Vol. IX. West Point, NY: Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy. p. 632 – via West Point Digital Library.
• The Adjutant General's Office (1946). Official Army Register. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office. p. 766 – via Internet Archive.

Internet

Magazines

Newspapers

Further reading

External links