Division, later Chief, Research and Development Division, Office of the Director of Management, Office, Comptroller of the Army, Washington, DC. August 1968-June 1969: Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC. August 1969-January 1970: Commanding Officer, 108th Artillery Group, U.S. Army Pacific – Vietnam. February–July 1970: Deputy Commanding Officer, U.S. Army Support Command, Cam Ranh Bay U.S. Army, Pacific – Vietnam. August 1970-July 1971: Chief, Budget and Five Year Defense Program, Coordination Division, Manpower and Forces Directorate, Officer of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, U.S. Army, Washington, DC. July–November 1971: Special Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, U.S. Army, Washington, DC. November 1971-February 1972: Director of Management, Review and Analysis, Officer, Comptroller of the Army, Washington, DC. February 1972-July 1973: Assistant Division Command, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Europe. August 1973-August 1974: Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army Medals and awards Two (2) Legion of Merit Three (3) Bronze Stars Meritorious Service Medal Three (3) Air Medal Three (3) Army Commendation Medal Military schools The Artillery School, School, Advanced Course United States Army Command and General Staff College Industrial College of the Armed Forces Death in TWA Flight 514 crash On December 1, 1974, Cartwright and his wife Gloria were killed on TWA Flight 514 when the Boeing 727, flying in bad weather, crashed into the wooded slope of a mountain northwest of Dulles International Airport. All 92 people aboard (85 passengers and 7 crew members) were killed. Cartwright's flight was the worst air disaster of 1974. Cartwright and Gloria were returning from visiting their daughter for Thanksgiving. Cartwright was 55 years old; Gloria was 49 years old. Cartwright and his wife Gloria were buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Legacy In 1992, West Virginia State College posthumously inducted Cartwright into its ROTC Hall of Fame. With Colonel Robert B. Burke, Cartwright co-founded on October 9, 1974 The Rocks, Inc., the largest professional military officers organization with a majority African-American membership. The organization has been essential in the development of black military officers including member Colin Powell, as discussed in his autobiography. The Roscoe C. Cartwright Prince Hall Masonic Lodge #129 in Oxon Hill, Maryland is named for Cartwright. References 1919 births 1974 deaths United States Army generals United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Korean War