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Arthur James Gregg, a convert to the Catholic faith who held the distinction of being the first black American to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, died last month at 96.
According to an obituary published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Gregg died on Aug. 22 in Richmond, Virginia.
Born in South Carolina in 1928, Gregg enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1946 and served in a variety of roles both at home and overseas, including in Germany and Vietnam, until 1981.
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Arthur Gregg, Catholic convert and first black lieutenant general in U.S. Army, dies at 96
Arthur James Gregg, a convert to the Catholic faith who was the first black American to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, died last month at 96.