Carey A. Randall
U.S. Marine Corps Major General (1912-2008)
Carey Allen Randall (November 15, 1912 – April 26, 2008) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. A veteran of World War II, he is most noted for his service as military assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 1951 to 1960.
Early career
Carey A. Randall was born on November 15, 1912, in Gloster, Mississippi, as the son of Mack Allen and Marry Etta Randall. Following the high school, he attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford for one year, before switched to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Randall graduated there with Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in May 1934 and spent next year with postgraduate work at Louisiana State University. During his postgraduate course, he completed advanced ROTC course and received Army Reserve commission in May 1935.
He entered the Marine Corps on July 1, 1935, and was commissioned second lieutenant on that date. Randall was subsequently ordered to the Basic School at Philadelphia Navy Yard for basic officer training, which he completed in March 1936. With 124 students, it was the largest Basic School class to that date. This class provided two future Marine Corps Commandants (Leonard F. Chapman Jr.
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