Paul Fussell

Paul Fussell
Fussell in Paris, France, May 1945
Born	(1924-03-22)22 March 1924 Pasadena, California
Died	23 May 2012(2012-05-23) (aged 88) Medford, Oregon
Occupation	Educator; historian; social critic; author
Language	English
Alma mater	Pomona College (B.A.), Harvard University (MA), (PhD)
Genre	Non-fiction
Years active	1951–2003
Notable awards	Literary: National Book Award; National Book Critics Circle Award; Ralph Waldo Emerson Award.
Spouse	Betty Harper ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1981)​ Harriette Behringer ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	Rosalind Fussell, Samuel Wilson Fussell
Military career
Allegiance	United States of America
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Purple Heart; Bronze Star
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Paul Fussell Jr. (22 March 1924 – 23 May 2012) was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor.^[1] His writings cover a variety of topics, from scholarly works on eighteenth-century English literature to commentary on America's class system.^[1] Fussell served in the 103rd Infantry Division during World War II and was wounded in fighting in France. Returning to the US, Fussell wrote extensively and held several faculty positions, most prominently at Rutgers University (1955–1983) and at the University of Pennsylvania (1983–1994). He is best known for his writings about World War I and II,^[1] which explore what he felt was the gap between the romantic myth and the reality of war;^[2] he made a "career out of refusing to disguise it or elevate it".^[3]