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Edwin Anderson Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993) was a United States Army major general who served in World War II and the Korean War. He became known for his staunch conservative political opinions and was criticized by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower for promoting personal political views while in uniform.
Nov 9, 2021 · Oswald, who later killed JFK, tried to shoot Walker, a former Army general and anti-communist activist, in Dallas in 1963. He missed by an inch and escaped arrest, using the same rifle he used in the Kennedy assassination.
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May 10, 2024 · Edwin Walker was a U.S. Army general who served valiantly in World War II and the Korean War but later resigned (1961) with the rank of major general after receiving a public admonishment for having circulated right-wing literature to his troops in Germany and for publicly asserting that former.
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Seven months before he shot President Kennedy, Oswald tried to kill Major General Edwin Walker, a vocal anti-communist and critic of the Kennedy administration. He missed his shot and escaped, but was later arrested and charged with the crime.
General Edwin Anderson Walker was the only U.S. Army general officer to resign his commission amid his tour of duty in the 20th century. Was he a patriot, a madman, or a little of both?
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Nov 2, 1993 · Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, whose right-wing political activities led to an official rebuke and his resignation from the Army in 1961, died on Sunday at his home in Dallas. He was 83. The cause...
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On 17 April 1961, Major General Edwin A. Walker, Commanding General of the 24th Infantry Division, was relieved of his command by Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr. Why was MG Walker -- a highly decorated 1st Special Service Force veteran of World War II, the Pentagon operations officer who coordinated the Greek victory over Communist ...
