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]
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| Birth name | Thomas Patrick Carney |
| Born | June 19, 1941 Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Died | July 20, 2019 (aged 78) Naples, Florida, US |
| 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 |
After his death, Carney was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on December 11, 2019.[10]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. January 1, 1966. p. 92. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Class of 1963—Register of Graduates". Official Register of the Officers and Cadets. United States Military Academy. 1969. p. 797. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Military Forces and Personnel Subcommittee (1995). Desert Storm Mystery Illness/adequacy of Care: Hearing Before the Military Forces and Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held, March 15, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160466670. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ "Obituary". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ Ignatian. Cleveland, Ohio: St. Ignatius High School. 1959. p. 104.
- ^ "Brigadier General Thomas P. Carney". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 545. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ Carney, Thomas Patrick (September 1971). "An optimization model for investigating alternative research and development programs of the U.S. Army" (PDF). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Naval Postgraduate School Graduation Exercises" (PDF). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. September 24, 1971. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Thomas Patrick Carney". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Carney, Thomas Patrick". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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