Parker, Edwin Pearson, Jr.
- Date of birth:
- July 27th, 1891 (Wytheville/Virginia, United States)
- Date of death:
- June 7th, 1983 (Washington, D.C., United States)
- Nationality:
- American
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Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
War Department, General Orders No. 110
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
With Palm.
Croix de Guerre 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Commanding General, HQ, 78th Infantry Division "Lightning", U.S. Army
With Palm.
Sources
- - Autor: The Division Historical Association, Lightning – The History of the 78th Infantry Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1999
- Edwin Parker - Recipient -
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