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Written by RITES HELD FOR GENERAL CARROLL
WASHINGTON, September 20, 1954 – Brigadier General Paul T. Carroll, a friend and assistant to President Eisenhower, was buried with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery today. The 44-year-old officer died Friday after having suffered a heart attack.
A funeral service was held this morning at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Chapel.
Present at the graveside ceremonies were General Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff; Hugh Milton and George Roderick, Assistant Secretaries of the Army; Lieutenant General Floyd Parks, Second Army Commander, President Eisenhower’s personal military representative, and Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams.
CARROLL, PAUL THOMAS
BRIG GEN USA
- DATE OF BIRTH: 04/06/1910
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/17/1954
- BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 4766-4
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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