Carroll Thackston Explained

Carroll Thackston
Office:Adjutant General of Virginia
Governor:George Allen
Jim Gilmore
Term Start:July 24, 1994
Term End:September 30, 1998
Preceded:Jack Castles
Succeeded:Claude Williams
Birth Date:20 June 1933
Birth Place:Concord, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Education:Virginia Military Institute
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1955–1998
Rank:Major general
Unit:National Guard Bureau
Commands:Virginia National Guard
Mawards:Legion of Merit

Carroll Thackston (June 20, 1933 – February 17, 2013) was a United States Army major general and former Adjutant General of Virginia.

Early life and education

Thackston was born on June 20, 1933, in Concord, Virginia, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Thackston.[1] He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1955 with a degree in history.[2] [3]

Dates of promotion

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thackston—LaNeave. Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 13, 1959. C-5. March 8, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Maj. Gen. Carroll Thackston dies at 79. Richmond Times-Dispatch. February 19, 2013. March 8, 2021.
  3. Book: 1955 Bomb. 1955. Virginia Military Institute. 139. Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER OF CARROLL THACKSTON, Major General (Retired), (ARNGUS). March 7, 2021.