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First Name: Edward
Last Name: Cavanaugh
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Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: Worcester, MA |
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Middle Name: Joseph
Date of Birth: 27 November 1923
Date of Death: 29 July 1971
Rank: Colonel
Years Served: 1946 - 1971 (25) |
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Edward Joseph Cavanaugh
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Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1946
Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)• Korean War (1950 - 1953)• Vietnam War (1960 - 1973)
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Biography:
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Cullum # 15908. Commissioned as a 2LT in the Infantry Branch upon graduation on 4 June 1946.
One of 336 graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who died or are MIA in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. One of 6 men from the USMA Class of 1946 who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
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Honoree ID: 239121 |
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