Pullen was a son of a Methodist minister and graduate of Randolph–Macon College.

Dr. Pullen attended public schools in Virginia.
On February 1, 1914, at age 15 Pullen attended William & Mary Academy in preparation to attend the College of William & Mary.
Pullen graduated from William & Mary Phi Beta Kappa in 1917.

Pullen pledged to teach in the public schools for 2 years after graduation.
He started as a Latin teacher and later principal of Dinwiddie High School in Dinwiddie county Virginia on the Virginia peninsula for one year before joining the Marine Corps.
Pullen was a son of a Methodist minister and graduate of Randolph–Macon College.
Dr. Pullen attended public schools in Virginia. On February 1, 1914, at age 15 Pullen attended William & Mary Academy in preparation to attend the College of William & Mary. Pullen graduated from William & Mary Phi Beta Kappa in 1917.
Pullen pledged to teach in the public schools for 2 years after graduation. He started as a Latin teacher and later principal of Dinwiddie High School in Dinwiddie county Virginia on the Virginia peninsula for one year before joining the Marine Corps.
Thomas G. Pullen