He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1942 and was assigned to an infantry replacement center in
Oregon. He served in the
91st Infantry Division in the
North African campaign. On 17 September 1944 as a Captain commanding a company of the
363rd Infantry Regiment during the
Italian campaign, he led his unit in capturing German positions on the Monticelli Ridge of the
Gothic Line for which he was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross. In July 1966 the plans and requirement for the Army's Mobile Afloat Force was sent to the 9th Division and was read by Fulton. From 1972 to 1974, he was commanding general of the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis and later served as commanding general of the
U.S. Army Recruiting Command at
Fort Sheridan, Illinois. In 1975, he became director of the Army staff at the Pentagon on 1 September 1975 and was promoted to Lieutenant General. He served in that role until his retirement on 31 March 1977. ==Decorations==