Major General Edwin Anderson Walker, sometimes known as Ted Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993), was a United States Army officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War, reaching the rank of Major General. He was known for his ultra-conservative political views and was criticized by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower for promoting a personal political stand while in uniform. Walker resigned his commission in 1959, but Eisenhower refused to accept his resignation and gave Walker a new command over the 24th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany. Walker again resigned his commission in 1961 after being publicly and formally admonished by President John F. Kennedy for publicly calling Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman "pink" in print, and for violating the Hatch Act by a
| Attributes | Values |
|---|
| rdf:type
| |
| rdfs:label
| |
| rdfs:comment
| - Major General Edwin Anderson Walker, sometimes known as Ted Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993), was a United States Army officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War, reaching the rank of Major General. He was known for his ultra-conservative political views and was criticized by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower for promoting a personal political stand while in uniform. Walker resigned his commission in 1959, but Eisenhower refused to accept his resignation and gave Walker a new command over the 24th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany. Walker again resigned his commission in 1961 after being publicly and formally admonished by President John F. Kennedy for publicly calling Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman "pink" in print, and for violating the Hatch Act by a
|
| sameAs
| |
| dcterms:subject
| |
| dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
| |
| Number
| - 0(xsd:integer)
- 1(xsd:integer)
- 4(xsd:integer)
|
| serviceyears
| |
| Birth Date
| |
| Commands
| |
| Branch
| |
| death place
| |
| Name
| |
| Type
| |
| Caption
| - Major general Edwin A. Walker
|
| Width
| |
| Ribbon
| - National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
- Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
- Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
- Bronze Star ribbon.svg
- KSMRib.svg
- Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
- Presidential Unit Citation .svg
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg
- World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
- European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg
- American Defense Service ribbon.svg
- Silver Star ribbon.svg
- Order of the British Empire Ribbon.png
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm.jpg
|
| placeofburial label
| |
| Birth Place
| - Center Point, Kerr County, Texas
|
| Awards
| |
| death date
| |
| Rank
| |
| Allegiance
| |
| Battles
| |
| other device
| |
| abstract
| - Major General Edwin Anderson Walker, sometimes known as Ted Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993), was a United States Army officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War, reaching the rank of Major General. He was known for his ultra-conservative political views and was criticized by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower for promoting a personal political stand while in uniform. Walker resigned his commission in 1959, but Eisenhower refused to accept his resignation and gave Walker a new command over the 24th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany. Walker again resigned his commission in 1961 after being publicly and formally admonished by President John F. Kennedy for publicly calling Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman "pink" in print, and for violating the Hatch Act by attempting to direct the votes of his troops. Kennedy accepted his resignation. In early 1962 Walker ran for Governor of Texas, and lost to John Connally. Later that year, Walker was arrested for leading riots at Ole Miss in protest against admitting a black student, James Meredith, into the then-all-white college. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered Walker committed to an insane asylum for a 90-day evaluation in response to the riots, but psychiatrist Thomas Szasz protested and Walker was released in five days. Attorney Robert Morris convinced a Mississippi Grand Jury not to indict Walker. Walker was the target of an assassination attempt on April 10, 1963 that has been linked to Lee Harvey Oswald. From the period of President Kennedy's assassination forward, General Walker wrote and spoke publicly about his belief that there were two assassins at his "April Crime", the same assassin who killed the President, and another one never found, but probably hired by the President's brother, the Attorney General.
|
| is notable commanders
of | |
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)