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- Edwin_Walker abstract "Major General Edwin Anderson Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993) — known as Ted Walker — was a highly decorated United States Army officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War. He became 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 the Joint Chiefs of Staff for 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. President John F. Kennedy accepted his resignation, making Walker the only US General to resign in the 20th century.In early 1962 Walker ran for governor of Texas and lost in the Democratic primary election to the eventual winner, John Connally. In October 1962, Walker was arrested for leading riots at the University of Mississippi in protest against admitting a black student, James Meredith, into the all-white university. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered Walker committed to a mental asylum for a 90-day evaluation in response to his role in 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. The attacks on United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson on October 24, 1963 were traced to plans organized by Edwin Walker and his followers among the John Birch Society, according to the November issue of the Texas Observer. One month later, the Black-bordered Ad and the "Wanted for Treason: JFK" handbills of November 22, 1963 appeared on the streets of Dallas. They were traced to Edwin Walker and his associates by the Warren Commission. From the period of President Kennedy's assassination forward, 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.".
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- Edwin_Walker award Silver_Star.
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- Edwin_Walker birthDate "1909-11-10".
- Edwin_Walker birthPlace Center_Point,_Kerr_County,_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker birthYear "1909".
- Edwin_Walker deathDate "1993-10-31".
- Edwin_Walker deathPlace Dallas.
- Edwin_Walker deathYear "1993".
- Edwin_Walker militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Edwin_Walker militaryCommand "20px24th Infantry Division".
- Edwin_Walker serviceEndYear "1961".
- Edwin_Walker serviceStartYear "1931".
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- Edwin_Walker awards Bronze_Star_Medal.
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- Edwin_Walker awards Silver_Star.
- Edwin_Walker battles Cold_War.
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- Edwin_Walker battles World_War_II.
- Edwin_Walker birthPlace Center_Point,_Kerr_County,_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker birthPlace Kerr_County,_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker birthPlace Texas.
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- Edwin_Walker caption "Major General Edwin A. Walker".
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- Edwin_Walker dateOfBirth "1909-11-10".
- Edwin_Walker dateOfDeath "1993-10-31".
- Edwin_Walker deathDate "1993-10-31".
- Edwin_Walker deathPlace Dallas.
- Edwin_Walker deathPlace Texas.
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- Edwin_Walker name "Edwin Anderson Walker".
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- Edwin_Walker placeOfBirth Center_Point,_Kerr_County,_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker placeOfDeath Dallas.
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- Edwin_Walker rank "30".
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- Edwin_Walker ribbon "Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg".
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- Edwin_Walker ribbon "United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg".
- Edwin_Walker ribbon "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg".
- Edwin_Walker serviceyears "1931".
- Edwin_Walker shortDescription "American army officer and conservative activist".
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- Edwin_Walker subject Category:American_anti-communists.
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- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Cancer_deaths_in_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Deaths_from_lung_cancer.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:John_Birch_Society.
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- Edwin_Walker subject Category:People_associated_with_the_assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:People_from_Dallas,_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:People_from_Kerr_County,_Texas.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Bronze_Star_Medal.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Croix_de_Guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_(France).
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Legion_of_Merit.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Silver_Star.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:Texas_Democrats.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College_alumni.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:United_States_Army_generals.
- Edwin_Walker subject Category:United_States_Military_Academy_alumni.
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