US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Carson, CO)

Page 12 text:

I, 1 H fr , 1 fi r Q.Pfl'. N Brigadier Cfeneral William E. Carraway X Assistant Division Commander William E. Carraway was born 24 August 1902 at New Bern, North Carolina, the son of Iohn R. B. and Louise E. Carr- away. The Genera1's military ca- reer began with the graduation from the U. S. Military Academy mander from the year of 1923 to 1926, followed by the In- fantry School tCompany Com. mander's Coursel from 1926 to 1927. This school was followed by service in the Philippine Is- lands from 1927 to 1929 qt which time he returned to the The following three years, 1933 to 1936, was spent in China as an Infantry unit commander. Following this service he again returned to the United States and attended the Command and General Staff School from 1937 to 1938. Upon graduation he On 24 December, 1941 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel CAUSJ qt which time he was serving Us adjutant, operations and intel- ligence officer, Headquarters Caribbean Defense Cornmqndi The next three years brought service as staff officer, War De. partment General Staff and Headquarters Army Service Forces. On 26 Iune, 1943 he was promoted to the rank of colonel IAUSD. ln early 1944 he departed for Europe as the commanding officer of the Z61st Infantry, 65111 Division. He later became ex. ecutive officer of the U. S. Ele- ment of Allied Control Commis. sion, Austria, from 1945 to 1947, On 12 Iune, 1946 he was pro. moted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, Regular Army and as- signed to the National War Col- lege from 1947 to 1948. Upon graduation from the War College he went to Wash- ington, D. C. as Chief, Middle Branch, Intelligence Division from 1948 to 1949. On 11 March 1948 he was promoted to the rank of colonel, Regular Army and assigned as Chief, Plans Branch, Budget Division. Officer of the' Comptroller of the Army, Washington, D. C. from 1949 to 1951. This duty was followed by the assignment of deputy com- mander, United Nations Civil Assistance Command in Korea from 1951 to 1953, when he be- came special .assistant to the Division Commander of the 2nd Division in Korea. In March 1953 General Carraway returned to the United States and became assistant division commander, 31st ln- fantry Division, Camp Atterbury. Indiana. The General moved with the 31st to Fort Carson, Colorado in February 1954.and remained as assistant division commander when the Division was changed over to. the Bill . Golden Arrow Division- DECOBATIONS AND AWARDS The .General has been awarded the Legion of Mem with Oak Leaf Cluster: U- S- Army Commendation Ribbonr Expert lnfantryrnan's Badge? Bronze Star swithfxXOak I-901 Cluster: General Corps Identification BaEige:kff0mbUl Infantryman's Badgerxxcfaix de Guerre fFrenchl1 Gildfligege cussnmy Liberations ofthe at et- at West Point in 1923 as a se- United States as Assistant Pro- was as ' d t th C l l d USSR ' AR al GIQE f cond lieutenant of Infantry. His fessor of Military Science and until lsgnsvheii hee bgdlacmezodii tlfg Slvord of K flfsl Ufjsignmenl fouowinq lhe TClCtiCs. at North Carolina State sistant operations officer Head- lst Class lgvnivedehwiidnd C53 h graduation was as a unit com- College, serving until 1930. quarters Panama Canal lDepart. oslovakiq Mec1qlm?Qg'XMerit1 IN H ment in 1940. crass, M Y ,si--5--fa --F-N - 1 He----1ieQQr'i'eQ1ffcXX - ' 'I i AXKXNXX . ,N e ,..- +....74 SL'-,Vg f' 'X--iixjs-ei., -WI, ,Z , 1 1 l Cal E . ft Sfi ' . Q, 59111951 :- gm, llflltll nz .- lv: llSlEtl qi . Bs: V ' ?4.lbA5 1 lil CIE. :wg lite!! E l .. if rzt U, S, pr Z7 I.. , is lib?-s. N 4 ,Q , X -. s E' mg .

Page 11 text:

HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND CAMP CARSON OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL I CAMP CARBON, COLORADO ' x Q , f I F f I '..V ' '- realm :Iraq Q i seven '1' it '-W., e Eighth '-X W 'U' i 59- Arrow : ' sent mi Q' S pre mm T1 533 WL.: Q5 , T 1 I f Com W5 iz, 5 1, I usb .1 J, I QM 114' .T iff! I ha Ivy 12,1 i ffyf J I fl' I I bv1 'F' . have 'L' id nc 120' XX OW A L e I i 6, ity Q mplish any mlss ffm I I he Y 0 OUI' C01-Int your shoul ders. lg Major Gen al USA Commandlng ,

Page 13 text:

'Ne Q it r- Wm. mm ' 'hm f' fun was Amr MU31 'ling l E ul928l5j We - He jmbmi cmcFr0lllteUs! rlTQ 'm'9'iii .l945he Hhemkdml Hmm it Fw. :theNmMlWm ll947tol948, i kqslle wgmhws Wfllieenfe mm al0l949.0n11k 'US promotedm Vmbnel Bequlmiq lived is Chietm Meetmvisiiwi 'mPU0ll2Ioltl1eliq on. D. C.trom194i: duty was tollowedi nment ot deputyu United Nations Ci e Command in lea to 1953, whenlei aciul assistant to! Zommcmder ot tlell :Korea amen 1953 Gilt returned to the Unit id became USSW mmmander, Slslt lltletllllj ision. CCNP The General Will 31st to foil in Fehruu1Y 1954.9 as Ussifml y when the Jed ave! lo. me ow.. Division. ll! DNS AND AWAHN Emmy has he Leqlon of 4 'kd Cluster! uf Ribbon. I two' I: 5' 29. 0 Y if Mem, 'lf' lull j 5 4 l, ,,' .,f ' N X X X Rx x. X x X N, N. X N 'XXX X XXX lx' XD, 'ax X 1 X X Xt. xiii Col. Byron L. Paige, Chief of Staff, entered the military service from Port Huron, Mich- igan, 27 years ago when he en- listed as a private in the Army Air Corps. However, a year later, in 1928, he entered the U. S. Military Academy at West Lieutenant Colonel FRANCIS H. GREGG Deputy Chief of Staff Col. Byron Paige Point as a cadet, having suc- cessfully surmounted a series of competitive elimination exam- inations for one of the twenty appointments yearly from the Regular Army. Commissioned on gradua- tion in 1932 as a second lieuten- Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE D. SHAFFER Deputy Chief of Staff -.Xi . X ant, Col. Paige started on a vari- ed career of which more than a third has been spent overseas. After three years of artillery troop duty in Hawaii he return- ed to West Point for four years as an instructor in English and public speaking. Major LAWSON R. BEARD Ass't Chief of Staff ' X M '. - ,u Q Q 4 1 f ,-1 Y X muy, Q X, fs, - .Xt xy Xxas Division Artillery Commander X Shortly after Pearl Harbor Col. Paige was ordered to the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth as an instructor and later was named Director of the General Staff Course there. In this capacity he was responsible for formula- ting, programming, and super- vising the instruction given the large wartime classes neces- sitated by the rapid expansion of the Army. Subsequently he was ordered to duty in Washing- ton with the War Department General Staff, where he was Chief of the Combat Analysis Section of the Operations and Plans Division. During this as- signment Col. Paige tDixieD Divi- sion at Maffin Bay was an ob- server and accompanied the as- sault elements in the amphibious attack on the island of Morotai. In Iune 1945, Col. Paige joined MacArthur's headquarters in Manila as a member of the Plans Division, and later ac- companied the advance elements of the headquarters into Iapan. Later named Chief of the G-3 Plans Division, Col. Paige served four years in GHQ. On his return in 1949 Col. Paige attended the advanced artillery course at Ft. Sill and volunteered for parachute duty. After successfully completing the jump course at Ft. Benning he was ordered to Ft. Campbell bf the llth Airborne Division in ' xxxxlr 5 ol: - Nj int, 1951 col. Paige was orderedxto the Army War Col- lege X'at'Carlisle .Barracks as a fstudent.lb-..yOnlliegraduation he was assigned toy the .XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft?-,Bragg, N. C. as Deputy Chief lofi Staff. but re- ceived orders withiri-Qa few months sending himto Korea. On' his return to the LU. S. in December 1953, Col.w.vPalgey was assigned to the 31st-. Divx, ision. However, shortly after his arrival he was transferred to the post complement and was named Brigade Commander of the new Provisional Brigade. which includes most of the units stationed at Fort Carson prior to arrival of the 31st Division. Sergeant GREGORY L. NELSON Clerk Mm ..., M, X f L1 1 9