Thomas P. Carney Explained

Birth Name:Thomas Patrick Carney
Birth Date:19 June 1941
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, US
Death Place:Naples, Florida, US
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears: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: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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List . January 1, 1966 . I . 92 . Department of the Army . Washington, D.C.. 2021-10-20.
  2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=8HabECJ71A0C&pg=PA797 . Official Register of the Officers and Cadets . Class of 1963—Register of Graduates . 1969 . 797 . United States Military Academy . 2021-05-14.
  3. Book: 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. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Military Forces and Personnel Subcommittee. 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9780160466670. 2015-05-24.
  4. Web site: Obituary. english. 2019-11-26.
  5. Book: Ignatian . 1959 . 104 . St. Ignatius High School . Cleveland, Ohio.
  6. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=zqRPfg2-KCEC&pg=PA545 . Army Executive Biographies . Brigadier General Thomas P. Carney . 545 . 1985 . Headquarters, Department of the Army . 2021-05-14.
  7. Web site: An optimization model for investigating alternative research and development programs of the U.S. Army . Thomas Patrick . Carney . September 1971 . Naval Postgraduate School . Monterey, California . 2021-05-14.
  8. Web site: Naval Postgraduate School Graduation Exercises . September 24, 1971 . Naval Postgraduate School . Monterey, California . 2021-05-14.
  9. Web site: Thomas Patrick Carney . Military Times . Sightline Media Group . 2021-05-14.
  10. Web site: Carney, Thomas Patrick . ANCExplorer . U.S. Army . 2021-05-14.