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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.
- 1931–1961
- United States Army
Edwin Walker (born November 10, 1909, Center Point, Texas, U.S.—died October 31, 1993, Dallas, Texas) 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 ...
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Nov 9, 2021 · Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, tried to shoot and kill a former U.S. Army general named Edwin Walker in Dallas in 1963. Walker was a conservative firebrand who opposed communism and socialism. Oswald, a communist sympathizer, planned to assassinate Walker for months and used a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle that he bought under a false name.
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A summary of the evidence and arguments against Oswald's involvement in the shooting of General Edwin Walker in 1963, based on Marina Oswald's claim, the bullet type, the note, the witnesses and the fingerprints. The web page also discusses the role of Marina Oswald, Ruth Paine and the Minox camera in the case.
Edwin Walker was born Kerr County, Texas, on November 10, 1909. He graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1927. This was followed by attendance at West Point Academy (1927 to 1931). During the Second World War Walker commanded a joint Canadian-American commando team in Italy.
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Edwin Anderson Walker 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.
Peter Adams's book is the first comprehensive biography of Edwin A. Walker, a leader of a far-right political movement in the 1950s and 1960s. He was charged with insurrection and seditious conspiracy for his role in a riot against the integration of Ole Miss.
