Paul J. Mueller
Paul John Mueller (born November 6, 1892 in Union , Missouri , † September 25, 1964 in Washington, DC ) was a general in the US Army during World War II .
Mueller graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1915. During World War I , he mainly commanded infantry battalions on the Western Front . Between the two world wars he held various positions in the army, mostly as an instructor in infantry schools or as a commander of various units.
In August 1941 he became the commanding general of the 81st Infantry Division at Fort Rucker , Alabama . In the months to come, he led the division to various training sessions in the states of Florida , Tennessee and California . He experienced his first combat mission in the Pacific War with his division from September 1944 on the Palau Islands Angaur and especially Peleliu , where he came to the aid of the hard-fighting 1st US Marine Division under General William H. Rupertus . Under his leadership, the Wildcat Division ended this battle in November. With the capitulation of Japan , he participated with his 81st division in the occupation of Japan.
Mueller remained in the US Army until his retirement in 1954. He died in 1964.
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- ^ Assembly, Volume 24, Spring 1965, p. 86.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mueller, Paul J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mueller, Paul John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American military, United States Army general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | union |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1964 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |