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Paul John Mueller (November 16, 1892 – September 25, 1964) was a highly decorated career United States Army officer. He served overseas during World War I and World War II. He was part of "the class the stars fell on". ==Early years== Paul Mueller was born on November 16, 1892 in Union, Missouri and after attending the high school, he enrolled at United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in June 1911. He graduated from this institution in June 1915 together with the other future generals as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, James Van Fleet, Henry Aurand or Stafford LeRoy Irwin ("the class the stars fell on"). He was commissioned a Second lieutenant of Infantry on that date and his first assignment was with 21st Infantry Regiment stationed at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. He subsequently served with his regiment in San Diego, California and also participated in border patrol duty near Nogales, Arizona. With the outbreak of the World War I, Mueller was appointed an camp instructor at the Presidio of San Francisco. He was transferred to the 64th Infantry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas for preparing to the transfer to France. With the arrival to the France in June 1918, Mueller was promoted to the rank of Major and was also appointed a commander of the 1st Battalion. He commanded the regiment during the combats in Marbache Sector near the Moselle River. Mueller was also decorated with the Silver Star for bravery in action near the Bois de Puvenelle, 10 October 1918.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=100320 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/5357/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul J. Mueller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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