MCCARLEY, EUGENE CROUCH JR., – LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U.S. ARMY

MCCARLEY, EUGENE CROUCH JR., – LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U.S. ARMY

MCCARLEY, EUGENE CROUCH JR., – LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U.S. ARMY

Class of 1953
Service: U.S. Army
Service Dates: 1953-1983
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
MOS: Infantry Officer
Notable: MACV-SOG
Born January 1, 1935 graduated from New Hanover High School 1953. Gene attend Wilmington College. He was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces "Green Beret". After spending 31 months in Vietnam his second deployment, was assigned to MACV-SOG Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observation Group. He was the ground commander for Operation Tailwind, the eight year "secret war" in Laos. His bravery earned him the Silver Star, Bronze Star with V Device (fourth oak leaf clusters), Purple Heart (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), the Combat Infantryman Badge and was induction into the Infantry Hall of Fame. Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans, Military Officers Association.
Accolades: Silver Star, Bronze Star with V Device (fourth oak leaf clusters), Purple Heart (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), the Combat Infantryman Badge and was induction into the Infantry Hall of Fame, MACV-SOG

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