Eugene Carroll
Eugene James Carroll, Jr. (December 2, 1923 Miami, Arizona – February 19, 2003) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and deputy director of the Center for Defense Information. [1]
Life
He joined the Navy in 1945. He served as a naval aviator in the Korean War. He graduated from George Washington University with an MA in international relations. He commanded the USS Midway (CV-41), and a carrier group in the United States Sixth Fleet. He retired in 1980.[2]
He is interviewed/featured extensively in the 1992 Academy Award winning documentary The Panama Deception discussing the U.S. position and tactics during the Invasion of Panama the week prior to Christmas 1989. [3]
He joined the Center for Defense Information. He became a knowledgeable source for nuclear disarmament.[4]
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 66, Site 7547.[5]
Family
He was married; they had a son.
See also
Works
- Jozef Goldblat, David Cox, eds. (1988). "Political, strategic, and psychological effects of a nuclear test ban". Nuclear weapon tests: prohibition or limitation?. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-829120-6.
- Richard W. Fieldhouse, ed. (1990). "US Soviet Naval Competition: dangers and risks". Security at sea: naval forces and arms control. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-829130-5.
- Joshua Cohen, Joel Rogers, eds. (2003). "Saddam and Democracy". Who defended the country?. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-0457-9.
References
- ↑ "Eugene Carroll Jr., 79; Admiral Urged Nuclear Disarmament". The Los Angeles Times. February 25, 2003.
- ↑ "Eugene Carroll Jr., 79; Admiral Urged Nuclear Disarmament". The Los Angeles Times. February 25, 2003.
- ↑ "The Panama Deception". Barbera Trent. 31 July 1992.
- ↑ Harold Jackson (21 February 2003). "Eugene Carroll: US defence expert who switched sides and campaigned for nuclear disarmament". The Guardian.
- ↑ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ejcarrolljr.htm
External links
- http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2003/02/20_krieger_admiral-carroll.htm
- http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/cfs2/eugene_carroll.php
- http://www.pogo.org/about/cdi-joins-pogo.html