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James
Sykes
Billups
Jr.

Born:

, 

Mississippi

James Billups graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1939. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    North American Air Defense (NORAD)

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General James Sykes Billups, Jr. (ASN: 0-21934), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States with Headquarters, North American Air Defense (NORAD), from 1966 to 1969.