USMA Class of 1929. Cullum No. 8654.
He was the son of Thaddeus H. Caraway and Hattie Wyatt Caraway.
On June 30, 1934, he married Della Roberts Little at All Saints Episcopal Church in Washington, District of Columbia.
They had no children.
Paul Wyatt Caraway was born on December 23, 1905 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. He was the eldest of three sons of Thaddeus Horatius and Hattie Wyatt Caraway. Both of his parents became members of the United States Senate. He attended the old Western High School in Washington, then Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, and the old Shad's cram school, Columbian Preparatory, in Washington. His appointment to West Point came from the Maryland Congressional District. He entered West Point on July 1, 1925 as a member of the Class of 1929. Upon graduation he was commissioned in the Infantry with his first assignment with the 12th Infantry at Fort Howard, Maryland in April 1930. In September 1930 he was transferred to the 16th Brigade in the District of Columbia, where he served in the Headquarters Company, which carried out many of the duties now performed by the Military District of Washington. He gained experience in military aid to the civil power during the chaos following the expulsion of the Bonus Marchers from the District of Columbia in 1932. While on duty in the District of Columbia he studied law at the Georgetown University Law School, receiving the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1933 and was admitted to the bar in Arkansas. From August 1934 to June 1935 he attended the Regimental Basic Officer's Course at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. On June 30, 1934 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he married Della Roberts Little of Mobile, Alabama and the District of Columbia. His next assignment was to the 15th Infantry in Tientsin, China from 1935 to 1937. From July 1938 to June 1942, he was an instructor in the Department of Law at the Military Academy. While at West Point he was sent to attend one of the new Special Courses, the 8th, at the Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff School, as it was then known. In July 1942 he was assigned to the Strategy and Policy Group of the Operations Division of the War Department General Staff. In January 1944, he became assistant chief of the Group. In October 1944, at the request of then Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer, he was assigned to the Far East. In November 1944, he became the planner for United States Forces, China Theater in Chungking. There he was directly responsible for the United States' part in the Chinese-American planning for offensive operations against the Japanese to open a seaport and capture Canton. He assisted in the reorganization of the Chinese Nationalist Army. On May 28, 1945, he was promoted to brigadier general. At the end of the war against Japan, he commanded the Chungking Army Liaison Group, which supported General Marshall's mission attempting to unite peacefully the two Chinese factions. Later, in Shanghai, he assumed the position of deputy chief of staff for Operations, Plans and Intelligence for the United States Forces in China. In spring 1946, after having reverted to the grade of colonel, he became a student at the Imperial Defense College in London. In January 1947 he was assigned as a member of the initial staff and faculty of the newly created National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair. From September 1949 to September 1951, he commanded the 351st Infantry Regiment in Trieste. His next assignment was to Paris as the Army deputy commandant and senior United States instructor at the newly organized NATO Defense College. He was again promoted to flag rank in October 1951. In spring 1953, he was assigned as chief of the Plans Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Department of the Army. He left this position to take command of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea and in September 1955, was promoted to major general. He completed his overseas tour by serving as J-3, United Nations and Far East Command in Tokyo and upon deactivation of Far East Command, as chief of staff, United States Forces, Japan. In June 1958, he returned to the United States to become the Army member of the Joint Strategic Survey Council, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Pentagon, where he served until January 1961. On February 15, 1961 on Okinawa, he assumed command of the United States Army, Ryukyu Islands and IX Corps, and the responsibilities as the commander-in-chief Pacific's Representative for the Ryukyu Islands on February 16, 1961, concurrently promoted to the grade of lieutenant general. On August 1, 1964, he retired for physical disability. His military awards included the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Order of Pao Ting, China and the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan. After his retirement from the Army, he and his wife settled in Heber Springs, Arkansas. In 1967, they moved to the District of Columbia area where he became a professor at a private school, Benjamin Franklin University, where he taught business administration. After a few years, he resigned his position due to illness.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Thaddeus H. Caraway and Hattie Wyatt Caraway.
On June 30, 1934, he married Della Roberts Little at All Saints Episcopal Church in Washington, District of Columbia.
They had no children.
Paul Wyatt Caraway was born on December 23, 1905 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. He was the eldest of three sons of Thaddeus Horatius and Hattie Wyatt Caraway. Both of his parents became members of the United States Senate. He attended the old Western High School in Washington, then Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, and the old Shad's cram school, Columbian Preparatory, in Washington. His appointment to West Point came from the Maryland Congressional District. He entered West Point on July 1, 1925 as a member of the Class of 1929. Upon graduation he was commissioned in the Infantry with his first assignment with the 12th Infantry at Fort Howard, Maryland in April 1930. In September 1930 he was transferred to the 16th Brigade in the District of Columbia, where he served in the Headquarters Company, which carried out many of the duties now performed by the Military District of Washington. He gained experience in military aid to the civil power during the chaos following the expulsion of the Bonus Marchers from the District of Columbia in 1932. While on duty in the District of Columbia he studied law at the Georgetown University Law School, receiving the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1933 and was admitted to the bar in Arkansas. From August 1934 to June 1935 he attended the Regimental Basic Officer's Course at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. On June 30, 1934 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he married Della Roberts Little of Mobile, Alabama and the District of Columbia. His next assignment was to the 15th Infantry in Tientsin, China from 1935 to 1937. From July 1938 to June 1942, he was an instructor in the Department of Law at the Military Academy. While at West Point he was sent to attend one of the new Special Courses, the 8th, at the Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff School, as it was then known. In July 1942 he was assigned to the Strategy and Policy Group of the Operations Division of the War Department General Staff. In January 1944, he became assistant chief of the Group. In October 1944, at the request of then Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer, he was assigned to the Far East. In November 1944, he became the planner for United States Forces, China Theater in Chungking. There he was directly responsible for the United States' part in the Chinese-American planning for offensive operations against the Japanese to open a seaport and capture Canton. He assisted in the reorganization of the Chinese Nationalist Army. On May 28, 1945, he was promoted to brigadier general. At the end of the war against Japan, he commanded the Chungking Army Liaison Group, which supported General Marshall's mission attempting to unite peacefully the two Chinese factions. Later, in Shanghai, he assumed the position of deputy chief of staff for Operations, Plans and Intelligence for the United States Forces in China. In spring 1946, after having reverted to the grade of colonel, he became a student at the Imperial Defense College in London. In January 1947 he was assigned as a member of the initial staff and faculty of the newly created National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair. From September 1949 to September 1951, he commanded the 351st Infantry Regiment in Trieste. His next assignment was to Paris as the Army deputy commandant and senior United States instructor at the newly organized NATO Defense College. He was again promoted to flag rank in October 1951. In spring 1953, he was assigned as chief of the Plans Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Department of the Army. He left this position to take command of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea and in September 1955, was promoted to major general. He completed his overseas tour by serving as J-3, United Nations and Far East Command in Tokyo and upon deactivation of Far East Command, as chief of staff, United States Forces, Japan. In June 1958, he returned to the United States to become the Army member of the Joint Strategic Survey Council, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Pentagon, where he served until January 1961. On February 15, 1961 on Okinawa, he assumed command of the United States Army, Ryukyu Islands and IX Corps, and the responsibilities as the commander-in-chief Pacific's Representative for the Ryukyu Islands on February 16, 1961, concurrently promoted to the grade of lieutenant general. On August 1, 1964, he retired for physical disability. His military awards included the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Order of Pao Ting, China and the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan. After his retirement from the Army, he and his wife settled in Heber Springs, Arkansas. In 1967, they moved to the District of Columbia area where he became a professor at a private school, Benjamin Franklin University, where he taught business administration. After a few years, he resigned his position due to illness.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of 1929. Cullum No. 8654.
He was the son of Thaddeus H. Caraway and Hattie Wyatt Caraway.
On June 30, 1934, he married Della Roberts Little at All Saints Episcopal Church in Washington, District of Columbia.
They had no children.
Paul Wyatt Caraway was born on December 23, 1905 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. He was the eldest of three sons of Thaddeus Horatius and Hattie Wyatt Caraway. Both of his parents became members of the United States Senate. He attended the old Western High School in Washington, then Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, and the old Shad's cram school, Columbian Preparatory, in Washington. His appointment to West Point came from the Maryland Congressional District. He entered West Point on July 1, 1925 as a member of the Class of 1929. Upon graduation he was commissioned in the Infantry with his first assignment with the 12th Infantry at Fort Howard, Maryland in April 1930. In September 1930 he was transferred to the 16th Brigade in the District of Columbia, where he served in the Headquarters Company, which carried out many of the duties now performed by the Military District of Washington. He gained experience in military aid to the civil power during the chaos following the expulsion of the Bonus Marchers from the District of Columbia in 1932. While on duty in the District of Columbia he studied law at the Georgetown University Law School, receiving the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1933 and was admitted to the bar in Arkansas. From August 1934 to June 1935 he attended the Regimental Basic Officer's Course at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. On June 30, 1934 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he married Della Roberts Little of Mobile, Alabama and the District of Columbia. His next assignment was to the 15th Infantry in Tientsin, China from 1935 to 1937. From July 1938 to June 1942, he was an instructor in the Department of Law at the Military Academy. While at West Point he was sent to attend one of the new Special Courses, the 8th, at the Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff School, as it was then known. In July 1942 he was assigned to the Strategy and Policy Group of the Operations Division of the War Department General Staff. In January 1944, he became assistant chief of the Group. In October 1944, at the request of then Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer, he was assigned to the Far East. In November 1944, he became the planner for United States Forces, China Theater in Chungking. There he was directly responsible for the United States' part in the Chinese-American planning for offensive operations against the Japanese to open a seaport and capture Canton. He assisted in the reorganization of the Chinese Nationalist Army. On May 28, 1945, he was promoted to brigadier general. At the end of the war against Japan, he commanded the Chungking Army Liaison Group, which supported General Marshall's mission attempting to unite peacefully the two Chinese factions. Later, in Shanghai, he assumed the position of deputy chief of staff for Operations, Plans and Intelligence for the United States Forces in China. In spring 1946, after having reverted to the grade of colonel, he became a student at the Imperial Defense College in London. In January 1947 he was assigned as a member of the initial staff and faculty of the newly created National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair. From September 1949 to September 1951, he commanded the 351st Infantry Regiment in Trieste. His next assignment was to Paris as the Army deputy commandant and senior United States instructor at the newly organized NATO Defense College. He was again promoted to flag rank in October 1951. In spring 1953, he was assigned as chief of the Plans Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Department of the Army. He left this position to take command of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea and in September 1955, was promoted to major general. He completed his overseas tour by serving as J-3, United Nations and Far East Command in Tokyo and upon deactivation of Far East Command, as chief of staff, United States Forces, Japan. In June 1958, he returned to the United States to become the Army member of the Joint Strategic Survey Council, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Pentagon, where he served until January 1961. On February 15, 1961 on Okinawa, he assumed command of the United States Army, Ryukyu Islands and IX Corps, and the responsibilities as the commander-in-chief Pacific's Representative for the Ryukyu Islands on February 16, 1961, concurrently promoted to the grade of lieutenant general. On August 1, 1964, he retired for physical disability. His military awards included the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Order of Pao Ting, China and the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan. After his retirement from the Army, he and his wife settled in Heber Springs, Arkansas. In 1967, they moved to the District of Columbia area where he became a professor at a private school, Benjamin Franklin University, where he taught business administration. After a few years, he resigned his position due to illness.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Thaddeus H. Caraway and Hattie Wyatt Caraway.
On June 30, 1934, he married Della Roberts Little at All Saints Episcopal Church in Washington, District of Columbia.
They had no children.
Paul Wyatt Caraway was born on December 23, 1905 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. He was the eldest of three sons of Thaddeus Horatius and Hattie Wyatt Caraway. Both of his parents became members of the United States Senate. He attended the old Western High School in Washington, then Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, and the old Shad's cram school, Columbian Preparatory, in Washington. His appointment to West Point came from the Maryland Congressional District. He entered West Point on July 1, 1925 as a member of the Class of 1929. Upon graduation he was commissioned in the Infantry with his first assignment with the 12th Infantry at Fort Howard, Maryland in April 1930. In September 1930 he was transferred to the 16th Brigade in the District of Columbia, where he served in the Headquarters Company, which carried out many of the duties now performed by the Military District of Washington. He gained experience in military aid to the civil power during the chaos following the expulsion of the Bonus Marchers from the District of Columbia in 1932. While on duty in the District of Columbia he studied law at the Georgetown University Law School, receiving the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1933 and was admitted to the bar in Arkansas. From August 1934 to June 1935 he attended the Regimental Basic Officer's Course at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. On June 30, 1934 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he married Della Roberts Little of Mobile, Alabama and the District of Columbia. His next assignment was to the 15th Infantry in Tientsin, China from 1935 to 1937. From July 1938 to June 1942, he was an instructor in the Department of Law at the Military Academy. While at West Point he was sent to attend one of the new Special Courses, the 8th, at the Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff School, as it was then known. In July 1942 he was assigned to the Strategy and Policy Group of the Operations Division of the War Department General Staff. In January 1944, he became assistant chief of the Group. In October 1944, at the request of then Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer, he was assigned to the Far East. In November 1944, he became the planner for United States Forces, China Theater in Chungking. There he was directly responsible for the United States' part in the Chinese-American planning for offensive operations against the Japanese to open a seaport and capture Canton. He assisted in the reorganization of the Chinese Nationalist Army. On May 28, 1945, he was promoted to brigadier general. At the end of the war against Japan, he commanded the Chungking Army Liaison Group, which supported General Marshall's mission attempting to unite peacefully the two Chinese factions. Later, in Shanghai, he assumed the position of deputy chief of staff for Operations, Plans and Intelligence for the United States Forces in China. In spring 1946, after having reverted to the grade of colonel, he became a student at the Imperial Defense College in London. In January 1947 he was assigned as a member of the initial staff and faculty of the newly created National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair. From September 1949 to September 1951, he commanded the 351st Infantry Regiment in Trieste. His next assignment was to Paris as the Army deputy commandant and senior United States instructor at the newly organized NATO Defense College. He was again promoted to flag rank in October 1951. In spring 1953, he was assigned as chief of the Plans Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Department of the Army. He left this position to take command of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea and in September 1955, was promoted to major general. He completed his overseas tour by serving as J-3, United Nations and Far East Command in Tokyo and upon deactivation of Far East Command, as chief of staff, United States Forces, Japan. In June 1958, he returned to the United States to become the Army member of the Joint Strategic Survey Council, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Pentagon, where he served until January 1961. On February 15, 1961 on Okinawa, he assumed command of the United States Army, Ryukyu Islands and IX Corps, and the responsibilities as the commander-in-chief Pacific's Representative for the Ryukyu Islands on February 16, 1961, concurrently promoted to the grade of lieutenant general. On August 1, 1964, he retired for physical disability. His military awards included the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Order of Pao Ting, China and the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan. After his retirement from the Army, he and his wife settled in Heber Springs, Arkansas. In 1967, they moved to the District of Columbia area where he became a professor at a private school, Benjamin Franklin University, where he taught business administration. After a few years, he resigned his position due to illness.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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