Background
Becton was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1926.
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Becton was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1926.
He joined the United States. Army Air Corps in July 1944, graduated infantry Officer Candidate School in 1945, and served with 93rd Infantry Division.
He separated from the Army in 1946, but returned to service after President Harry South. Truman"s executive order to integrate the United States. Armed Forces in 1948. Becton went on to serve in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant general in 1978 and command of VII Corps in Europe during the Cold War. While in the service, Becton graduated from Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University (Bachelor"s Degree in Mathematics in 1960), the University of Maryland (Master"s Degree in Economics in 1966).
He also graduated from the United States. Army Command and General Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the National War College.
Becton retired from the United States. Army in 1983, after nearly 40 years of service. However, his public service career was far from over.
From 1984 to 1985, he served as the Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in the United States Agency for International Development (United States Agency for International Development). He then served as the Director of Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1985 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan.
In his mid-60s, Becton began a new career as an education administrator.
From 1989 to 1994, Becton was the fifth president of Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University (his alma mater). In 1996, he became the Superintendent of the Washington, District of Columbia public school system. Becton now serves as a director to several corporations, academic institutions, and associations.
His autobiography, Becton: Autobiography of a Soldier and Public Servant, was published in 2008 by Naval Institute Press.