Thomas P. Carney | |
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Birth name | Thomas Patrick Carney |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, US | June 19, 1941
Died | July 20, 2019 Naples, Florida, US | (aged 78)
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1963–1994 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army 5th Infantry Division U.S. Army Recruiting Command 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment |
Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
Thomas Patrick Carney[1][2] (June 19, 1941 – July 20, 2019) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army from 1992 to 1994.[3][4] Born and raised in Cleveland, he attended St. Ignatius High School and was elected president from the Class of 1959.[5] Carney earned a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy in 1963 and an M.S. degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1971.[6][7][8] He received two Distinguished Service Medals and three awards of the Legion of Merit.[9]
After his death, Carney was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on December 11, 2019.[10]