Joseph Bacon Fraser Military person

General Joseph Bacon Fraser 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.

Personal facts

Joseph Bacon Fraser
Alias (AKA)Joseph B. Fraser
Birth dateJuly 15, 1895
Birth place
Hinesville Georgia
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1971
Place of death
Hinesville Georgia
Resting place
Hinesville Georgia

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
military operations
World War I
military branch
Georgia National Guard
military command
48th Infantry Division
101st Coast Artillery Battalion (Anti-Aircraft)
108th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
108th Cavalry
23rd Anti-Aircraft Group
service start1918
service end1956

Joseph Bacon Fraser on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://genealogytrails.com/geo/liberty
  2. http://libertyhistory.org/joomla
  3. http://www.coastalgeorgiabsa.org