General john paxton biography of michael
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John M. Paxton, Jr.
General, U.S. Marine Corps
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
John M. Paxton, Jr. was born in 1951 in Chester, PA. He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, earning both a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
He was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year. Moreover, he was a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity throughout his undergraduate years at Cornell. Upon completion of Officer Candidate School, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S.
Marine Corps in 1974.
After completion of the Basic School, he was ordered to Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA, and then assigned as a Rifle Platoon Commander in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Kaneohe, HI.
Paxton has served twice with the 1st Marine Division (3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Marines), once with the 2nd Marine Division (1st Battalion, 8th Marines), and twice with the 3rd Marine Division (1st Battalion, 3