Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, September 19, 2024 - Military Funeral Honors with Funeral Escort are Conducted for Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, center, attends the funeral service for retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 19, 2024. In 1946, Gregg’s parents signed a waiver allowing him to enlist in the Army at the age of 17. With the Army still segregated at the time, Gregg faced challenges but persisted in his military career. After completing basic training, he was assigned to a unit in Germany as a medical laboratory technician but there were no jobs there for Black soldiers, so he was transferred to be a unit supply clerk in an all-Black unit of the Quartermaster Corps. Gregg was promoted several times over the next three years before becoming an officer. After being commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in 1950, Gregg was assigned to an all-Black service unit at Fort Lee, Virginia. Four years later in 1954, the Army became fully integrated. Gregg would go on to assume command of the 96th Quartermaster Direct Support Battalion in South Vietnam where he would be awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation as well as the Legion of Merit. In 1972, Gregg was promoted to Brigadier General and in 1976, Major General. In 1977, former

Date

2024

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Arlington National Cemetery

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Wikimedia Commons

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