Retired army Lt. Gen. Waller dies in Washington, D.C.(Calvin A.H. Waller)(Brief Article)(Obituary)

Jet | May 27, 1996 | Copyright

Retired Lt. Gen. Calvin A. H. Waller, 58, a 32-year combat veteran who was deputy commander of the U.S. forces during the Gulf War, recently died in Washington, D.C., of a heart attack.

Waller served in Vietnam and Korea, and was one of the Army's highest-ranking Blacks when he retired in 1991.

"Gen. Waller achieved prominence as a skillful and disciplined professional and a caring, enthusiastic commander," said President Clinton in a statement issued by the White House.

"His rise from humble beginnings to one of the highest-ranking African-American ...

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