1. Roscoe Conklin "Rock" Cartwright was the United States' second-ever African American US Army brigadier general, third-ever black American US general officer, and the first black field artilleryman promoted to brigadier general.
11 Facts About Roscoe Cartwright
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Roscoe Cartwright attended Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, Kansas.
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Unable to afford his tuition at Kansas State, Roscoe Cartwright ended his studies and worked at the University of Tulsa and the Bubble Up Bottling Company.
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In June 1960, Roscoe Cartwright graduated from San Francisco State College with a BA Degree in Social Science.
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Roscoe Cartwright earned an MBA from the University of Missouri.
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Roscoe Cartwright was a 1974 initiate of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a traditionally African-American college fraternity.
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In November 1942, Roscoe Cartwright graduated from Officers Candidate School, receiving a commission as a Field Artillery Second Lieutenant in the 599th Field Artillery Battalion of the all-African American brigade of the 92nd Infantry Division, best known as the Buffalo Soldiers Serving primarily in Italy, Roscoe Cartwright remained with the 599th throughout the remainder of World War II.
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For three years, Roscoe Cartwright taught Reserve Officer Training Corps.
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Roscoe Cartwright served in South Vietnam from 1969 until 1971, when he became the third African American after General Benjamin O Davis Sr.
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Roscoe Cartwright had served in the US military for 33 years.
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Roscoe Cartwright was 55 years old; Gloria was 49 years old.