2007
Daniel A. Carroll Sr., 91, a World War II Marine Corps veteran who worked for private printing companies and the Government
Printing Office before retiring in the mid-1970s, died of an aneurysm March 1 at Washington Adventist Hospital.
Mr. Carroll, who had lived in Highland since 1961, was born in Washington and graduated from Eastern High School. After an
apprenticeship at Darby Printing, he joined the Marines in 1936 and fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II.
In 1958, he retired from the Marines as a major and resumed his career as a printer. He became a Linotype operator while
employed with different companies and the GPO, where he worked for about 10 years.
He was head usher at St. Louis Catholic Church in Clarksville and a volunteer with Meals on Wheels in Ellicott City. He also was
a charter member of the National World War II Memorial and a member of the 1st Marine Division Association, the Knights of
Columbus, the American Legion and the Laurel Senior Friendship Club.
His wife of 55 years, Eleanor Mary Carroll, died in 1999.
Survivors include four children, Cecilia F. Tucker of Highland, Ellen Peele of Hedgesville, W.V., Daniel Carroll Jr. of Walnut
Creek, Calif., and Anne Lane of Elkton, Md.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren