Carroll A. Edson

Carroll A. Edson
Carroll A. Edson in 1915 as Treasure Island Associate Director in charge of Commissary.
BornDecember 29, 1891
Worcester, Massachusetts, US
DiedOctober 25, 1986(1986-10-25) (aged 94)
Syracuse, New York, US
SpouseHazel Howard Partridge
Children4

Colonel Carroll Andrew Edson (December 29, 1891 – October 25, 1986)[1] was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America movement. He helped to found the Order of the Arrow (OA) along with E. Urner Goodman. The OA is an official program of the Boy Scouts of America designed to recognize Scouts and Scouters for their service, and to aid in the retention of older boys in the Scouting program.[2]

  1. ^ "Co-Founder Edson 1891-1986". Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Order of the Arrow Handbook. Boy Scouts of America. 1977. ISBN 0-8395-5000-6.