Carson Abel Roberts

Carson Abel Roberts
Born	(1905-09-04)September 4, 1905 Lancaster, Wisconsin
Died	December 19, 1983(1983-12-19) (aged 78) Pinehurst, North Carolina
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1929-1964
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	MAG-33 1st Marine Aircraft Wing 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Battles/wars	World War II Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign Mariana and Palau Islands campaign Battle of Okinawa Korean War
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star

Carson Abel Roberts (September 4, 1905 – December 19, 1983) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps.

Biography

Roberts was born on September 4, 1905 in Lancaster, Wisconsin.^[1] He would graduate from high school in Madison, Wisconsin and obtain a B.D. in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.^[2] Roberts would marry Evelyn Gresham, who died in 1977. He died on December 19, 1983 in Pinehurst, North Carolina and is buried with Evelyn at Arlington National Cemetery.

Career

Roberts joined the Marines in 1929. In 1934 he was designated an aviator. During World War II he would serve with Marine Aircraft Group 11 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Following the war he was named Assistant Chief of Staff of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Later he would command the Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake.

During the Korean War he would serve as Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, later becoming Chief of Staff. Also, he would command Marine Aircraft Group 33. From 1952 to 1953 he served as Chief of Staff of Aircraft of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. Later he was named Assistant Commander of Marine Corps Air Station Quantico. He would serve as Inspector General of the Marine Corps and as Director of Armed Forces Information and Education with the United States Department of Defense.

In 1957 he became Deputy Chief of Staff of Plans at the Headquarters of the Marine Corps. From there he became Commanding General of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Later he became Commanding General of Aircraft of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific before being named commander of the entire Fleet Marine Force, Pacific in 1962. His retirement was effective as of March 1, 1964.

Awards and decorations

Awards he received include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with valor device, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with award star and valor device, the Presidential Unit Citation, the American Defense Service Medal with base clasp, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three award stars, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with four award stars, the United Nations Korea Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.

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