Background

Paul B. Malone III was born on September 22, 1929, in Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States to the family of an air force officer A. J. Kerwin Malone and a homemaker Ethel Emmanuelli. Both of his parents were from traditionally military families. His paternal grandfather was Major General Paul Bernard Malone and his maternal grandfather was Colonel Felix Emmanuelli.

Education

Paul B. Malone III graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point as a Bachelor of Science in 1952. He received a Master of Science and Doctor of Business Administration degrees from George Washington University in 1969 and 1973 respectively. He is also a graduate of Armed Forces Staff College and National War College.

Career

After West Point Paul B. Malone III received an assignment to the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team during the Korean War. The armistice actually happened before he arrived in the unit, so the Korean War turned out to be a catalyst. Malone tried to stay with the "elite" forces and when the time came for a "nominative" assignment; he volunteered for flight training after volunteering and graduating from Ranger School and earning the coveted "Ranger Tab" at 29 years old. He was "the old man" and class commander of his class of 10-58. Aviation opened up a new career field for him. He was able to stay current in both his infantry and aviation specialties with alternative assignments. Malone was doing well in the Army and received an early promotion to Major. He was selected to command the 1st Aviation Battalion, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam after attending the Armed Forces Staff College in 1967. His command of the 1st Aviation Battalion ended abruptly on October 17th when he was wounded in action leading the rescue of a classmate's infantry battalion that was ambushed in the infamous Battle of Ong Thanh. Although he cheated death (two rounds hit his pilot's seat but did not penetrate the armor plate), this injury changed his career path. He volunteered and returned again to Vietnam only 15 months later as an infantry Brigade Executive officer and Division G3 for the 9th Infantry Division, discovering with his injuries he could not take infantry command in the Mekong Delta where he could not walk in the waist deep water and mud; when vacancies arose as they did frequently in war. This was a turning point in his life at 40. Malone focused his career toward academia and executive leadership. He started preparing himself for career number two. He got a Master's and Doctorate in Business Administration in record time and soon began paying the Army back at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces as the program developer, his terminal Army assignment. He found that he loved teaching and was liberated in the freedom that it gave him to give back his leadership lessons to other people.

Paul B. Malone III spent 19 years in academia as an associate professor, assistant dean, the Human Resources Management Department Head and eventually professor emeritus at the George Washington University. He was recognized in 1982 as one of the top professors at the Business School. He also wrote three books with his cartoons (two on leadership and one on hip replacement) publishing them with his own small business, Synergy Press. He stayed active and continued to serve "the greater good" after retirement from the George Washington University, by volunteering as an unpaid docent at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space and Ud Var Hazy Museums; and as a helper at Fairfax INOVA Hospital. He loved the work as a docent and was one of the most sought after docents due to his unbridled enthusiasm and optimism finishing each of his tours at the UH-1 Huey helicopter and relating his experiences in Vietnam.

Paul B. Malone III died on January 1, 2014 (aged 84) in Annandale, Virginia, United States.

Achievements

• Paul B. Malone III was honored to serve as the 1st Honorary Colonel of the 1st Aviation Regiment from 1987 to 1989 and participated in the Investiture ceremony at Fort Riley, Kansas. His books were extremely successful being used by the Air Force and Coast Guard Academies as textbooks and contributed to his successful leadership consulting business. He was in "Who's Who in American Speakers" and consulted for many Government agencies including the Office of Personnel Management and United States Postal Service, companies including Northrop Grumman, associations including the Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives and my troops and employees over the years. He received numerous military awards.

Works

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• book

  • Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery and You

    (Absolute must read for anyone associated with total hip r...)

    1998
  • Abuse 'Em and Lose 'Em: Eighteen Leadership Styles That Were Made in Hell

    (A book that focuses on how NOT to lead people. Eighteen c...)

    1990
  • Love 'Em and Lead 'Em 1986

Interests

• public speaking, cartooning, writing, traveling

Connections

Paul B. Malone III married Ann McNulty. They had three children: Paul B. IV, Marylee Maloney, and Anthony P.

Father:

A. J. Kerwin Malone

Mother:

Ethel Emmanuelli

Grandfather:

Paul Bernard Malone

Grandfather:

Felix Emmanuelli

Wife:

Ann McNulty

Son:

Paul B. Malone IV

Daughter:

Marylee Maloney

Son:

Anthony P. Malone

References

• Contemporary Authors, Vol. 166 This volume of Contemporary Authors contains biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers.
  1998