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Arthur Gregg, Catholic convert and first black lieutenant general in U.S. Army, dies at 96

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Lt. General Arthur J. Gregg (L) and President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Johnny C. Taylor Jr. attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 27th Annual Awards Gala at the Washington Hilton on November 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. | Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Thurgood Marshall College Fund

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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