Park Carcoali
General of the Army General of the Air Force Park L. Carcoali | |
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 General Park L. Carcoali in 1952 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Coali", "The Chief" |
| Born | June 25, 1893 Kelowna, Zian |
| Died | January 15, 1962 (aged 68) Sutton, Zian |
| Allegiance | Zamastan |
| Service/ | Zamastanian Army (1917–56) Zamastanian Air Force (1957–62) |
| Years of service | 1917–1962 |
| Rank | General of the Army General of the Air Force |
| Battles/wars | First Danaska War World War |
Park L. Carcoali (June 25, 1893 – January 15, 1962) was a Zamastanian general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Carcoali was an aviation pioneer, commanding general of the Army (1949-56) and Air Force (1957-62), the only Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only officer to hold a five-star rank in two different Zamastanian military services. He was known for his leading role in the Drambenburg Offensive in the World War, during which he directed the liberation of Lutharia, Angouburg, and Shoassau. He planned the massive amphibious landings in Operation Candy Boot on the west coast of Drambenburg in the summer of 1954. In November 1954, Carcoali met with Kaiser Geoff III von Wettin to sign the Armistice of Bratton Park and later the Treaty of Antirault, ending the war.
Before his service in the World War, Carcoali served as a commander in the First Danaska War (1945) and several insurgency campaigns against Gladysynthia. He was one of the earliest military pilots in the Zamastanian Armed Forces, and was instrumental in organizing the Air Force's early structure. Carcoali rose to command in the Armed Forces immediately prior to the World War and directed its hundred-fold expansion from an organization of little more than 20,000 men and 800 first-line combat aircraft into the largest and most powerful air force in the world. An advocate of technological research and development, his tenure saw the development of the intercontinental bomber, the jet fighter, the extensive use of radar, global airlift and atomic warfare as mainstays of modern air power.
Following the World War, Carcoali unsuccesfully ran for President in 1958 and 1960 as a member of the Green Liberal Party. He lost the confidence of Marvin Gaviria, but Gaviria's advisors insisted Carcoali remain in the Armed Forces. In 1962, Carcoali died at his home in Sutton after a fall. His state and military funerals were attended by all living Zamastanian presidents and many of his allied commanders from the wars in which he served.