Background
Carley, John Terrell was born on November 7, 1923 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jack Talmadge and Ruth (Wilder) Carley.
military officer newspaper columnist
Carley, John Terrell was born on November 7, 1923 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jack Talmadge and Ruth (Wilder) Carley.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1945. Graduate, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia.
Graduate, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Commander platoons and companies, United States Army, various locations, 1945-1957; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1971; intelligence officer North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United States Army, France, 1958-1960; strategic planner/military assistant secretary, United States Army, Washington, 1963-1966; brigade commander, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1966-1968; brigade commander, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1968-1969; assistant commandant Army Infantry School, United States Army, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1969-1971; chief operations, United States Army, Saigon, 1971-1972; retired, United States Army, 1973; president, Auto Tech, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 1974-1979; columnist, N.W. Florida Daily News and Fort Pierce Tribune, since 1980. Freelance writer Armed Forces Journal, Army, Infantry, and status magazines, 1979-1990.
Member Retired Officers Association, Kiwanis International (writer, program chairman 1983, 88).
Married Laura Bing, March 29, 1947. Children: John C., Ann Terrell.