Eugene Carroll
Eugene James Carroll, Jr. was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and deputy director of the Center for Defense Information. After his retirement, he became a vocal proponent of nuclear disarmament.
Life
He joined the Navy in 1945. He served in the Korean War as a naval aviator and in the Vietnam War. Promoted to rear admiral in 1972, he commanded the and a carrier group in the United States Sixth Fleet. He retired in 1980.Afterward, he joined the Center for Defense Information. He became a knowledgeable source for nuclear disarmament. He is interviewed/featured extensively in the 1992 Academy Award-winning documentary The Panama Deception, discussing the U.S. position and tactics during the Invasion of Panama the week prior to Christmas 1989.
He graduated from George [Washington University] with an MA in international Relations.
Carroll died of a heart attack at Walter Reed [Army Medical Center] at the age of 79. He was survived by his wife Margaret and their son. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 66, Site 7547.