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Navy Federal Credit Union
Franklin
Otis
Carroll
1893-02-10

–

1988-09-13

Born:

Washington

, 

Indiana

Home:

, 

Indiana

Buried: 

Denver

, 

Colorado

Cemetery:

Fort Logan National Cemetery

After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch of service in 1947. He retired in 1954 as a U.S. Air Force Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    December 1941 – August 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 88 (October 17, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Franklin Otis Carroll (ASN: 0-10507), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commandant of the Army Air Forces Engineering School at Wright Field, from December 1941 to August 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Carroll and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.