Brigadier General Paul Biediger, 83, of San Antonio, TX, answered his final call of duty on January 24, 2016.
He was born in San Antonio, TX on April 16, 1932. After graduating from St. Gerard High School, he enlisted in the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Texas Army National Guard on November 21, 1950. He so impressed his superiors that in 1959 he attended Field Artillery OCS in Fort Sill Oklahoma and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery on March 24, 1960.
This began his career in field artillery, culminating in his assignment to the 49th Armored Division Artillery in 1973. In 1980, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Commander of the 49th, where he remained until 1984. He then became Chief of the Training Division HQ, State Area Command. He retired in 1987. He was promoted to Brigadier General (Brevet) in August of 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Allene Eichman Biediger, his daughter Nancy Lorenzen and her husband Steve, and grandson Dustin Zimmerman. He is also survived by his sister, Joan Biediger Christilles, and his nephews Ernest, Jerome, Dennis, and Warren Christilles.
His funeral will be at St. Pius X Catholic Church on February 4, 2016 at 10 a.m. He will be buried with full military honors at the national cemetery on Fort Sam Houston at 11:30 that same day.
Published in Express-News on Jan. 31, 2016
He was born in San Antonio, TX on April 16, 1932. After graduating from St. Gerard High School, he enlisted in the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Texas Army National Guard on November 21, 1950. He so impressed his superiors that in 1959 he attended Field Artillery OCS in Fort Sill Oklahoma and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery on March 24, 1960.
This began his career in field artillery, culminating in his assignment to the 49th Armored Division Artillery in 1973. In 1980, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Commander of the 49th, where he remained until 1984. He then became Chief of the Training Division HQ, State Area Command. He retired in 1987. He was promoted to Brigadier General (Brevet) in August of 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Allene Eichman Biediger, his daughter Nancy Lorenzen and her husband Steve, and grandson Dustin Zimmerman. He is also survived by his sister, Joan Biediger Christilles, and his nephews Ernest, Jerome, Dennis, and Warren Christilles.
His funeral will be at St. Pius X Catholic Church on February 4, 2016 at 10 a.m. He will be buried with full military honors at the national cemetery on Fort Sam Houston at 11:30 that same day.
Published in Express-News on Jan. 31, 2016
Brigadier General Paul Biediger, 83, of San Antonio, TX, answered his final call of duty on January 24, 2016.
He was born in San Antonio, TX on April 16, 1932. After graduating from St. Gerard High School, he enlisted in the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Texas Army National Guard on November 21, 1950. He so impressed his superiors that in 1959 he attended Field Artillery OCS in Fort Sill Oklahoma and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery on March 24, 1960.
This began his career in field artillery, culminating in his assignment to the 49th Armored Division Artillery in 1973. In 1980, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Commander of the 49th, where he remained until 1984. He then became Chief of the Training Division HQ, State Area Command. He retired in 1987. He was promoted to Brigadier General (Brevet) in August of 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Allene Eichman Biediger, his daughter Nancy Lorenzen and her husband Steve, and grandson Dustin Zimmerman. He is also survived by his sister, Joan Biediger Christilles, and his nephews Ernest, Jerome, Dennis, and Warren Christilles.
His funeral will be at St. Pius X Catholic Church on February 4, 2016 at 10 a.m. He will be buried with full military honors at the national cemetery on Fort Sam Houston at 11:30 that same day.
Published in Express-News on Jan. 31, 2016
He was born in San Antonio, TX on April 16, 1932. After graduating from St. Gerard High School, he enlisted in the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Texas Army National Guard on November 21, 1950. He so impressed his superiors that in 1959 he attended Field Artillery OCS in Fort Sill Oklahoma and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery on March 24, 1960.
This began his career in field artillery, culminating in his assignment to the 49th Armored Division Artillery in 1973. In 1980, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Commander of the 49th, where he remained until 1984. He then became Chief of the Training Division HQ, State Area Command. He retired in 1987. He was promoted to Brigadier General (Brevet) in August of 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Allene Eichman Biediger, his daughter Nancy Lorenzen and her husband Steve, and grandson Dustin Zimmerman. He is also survived by his sister, Joan Biediger Christilles, and his nephews Ernest, Jerome, Dennis, and Warren Christilles.
His funeral will be at St. Pius X Catholic Church on February 4, 2016 at 10 a.m. He will be buried with full military honors at the national cemetery on Fort Sam Houston at 11:30 that same day.
Published in Express-News on Jan. 31, 2016
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