Joseph Bacon Fraser

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Joseph Bacon Fraser
Fraser in 1956
Birth name	Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr.
Born	(1895-07-15)July 15, 1895 Hinesville, Georgia, US
Died	March 1, 1971(1971-03-01) (aged 75)
Place of burial	Flemington Presbyterian Church, Hinesville, Georgia, US
Service/branch	Georgia National Guard
Years of service	1918–1956
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	108th Cavalry 101st Coast Artillery Battalion (Anti-Aircraft) 23rd Anti-Aircraft Group 108th Anti-Aircraft Brigade 48th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Port Moresby Seine River Crossing at Mantes-Gassicourt Korean War
Spouse(s)	Pearl Collins ​ (m. 1923)​
Children	Joseph Jr. Charles[1]
Relations	West Fraser (grandson)

Joseph Bacon Fraser (July 15, 1895 – March 1, 1971) commanded the 48th Armored Division of Georgia and Florida Army National Guard. His military career spanned from World War I to the Korean War before retiring a lieutenant general in 1956. He was also a former mayor of Hinesville, a timber baron, and one of the first resort developers of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, which his son, Charles E. Fraser, developed into Sea Pines Plantation.