Rank: Major
Unit: HHC, 2d Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Duty station: Vilseck, Germany
MOS: 11A – Infantry
Deployments: 5th, both Iraq and Afghanistan
Commission Source: Academy, class of 1999
Date of birth: 15 September 1977
Hometown: Union, Missouri
College: United States Military Academy at West Point
Married: Susan Abernathy Carron
Children: Daughter, two-year old Madeline, and unborn son, Luke Douglas
Campaign: Afghanistan
Died: 18 September 2010
Age at death: 33
Cause of death: Noncombat – related incident – suicide
Location of fatality: Qalat, Afghanistan
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Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA
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Notes: Paul was named a McArthur Leadership Award winner.
Previous assignments:
Platoon Leader, 82nd Airborne Division
Platoon Leader, 3/75th Ranger Regiment
Executive Officer, 3/75th Ranger Regiment
Company Commander, 25th Infantry Division
Company Commander, 5th Ranger Training Brigade
S3, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
In August 2008, Paul was selected to serve as the Aide de Camp for the Commanding General, United States Army Europe.
Cadet Carron