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United States Army officer (1907–1988)

Paul L. Freeman Jr.
General Paul L. Freeman Jr. c. 1965–1967
Born	(1907-06-29)29 June 1907
Died	17 April 1988(1988-04-17) (aged 80) Monterey California, United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1929–1967
Rank	General
Service number	0-17704
Unit	Infantry Branch
Battles / wars	World War II Korean War Battle of the Pusan Perimeter Breakout from the Pusan Perimeter Invasion of North Korea Second Phase Offensive Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River UN Forces retreat from North Korea Third Battle of Seoul Operation Thunderbolt Battle of Chipyong-ni  (WIA) Vietnam War
Alma mater	United States Military Academy
Children	1

Paul Lamar Freeman Jr. (29 June 1907 – 17 April 1988) was a general in the United States Army who served as the commanding general of United States Army Europe from 1962 to 1965 and the commanding general of Continental Army Command from 1965 to 1967.

The son of an Army doctor, Freeman graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1929.

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Freeman as a West Point cadet c. 1929

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World War II

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Korean War

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United States Army Europe

Continental Army Command

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