Edward Parnell enlisted in the Navy Reserve as 1943 and was a member of the Navy ROTC unit what attending Cornell University from 1944 – 1945. He was commissioned in 1946 after graduating from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he finished his degree. He retired in 1976 as a United States Marine Corps Brigadier General.
Sponsored by:
Edward
A.
Parnell
May 8, 1926
–
Born:
Tarrytown
,
New York
Home:
Staten Island
,
New York
Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Edward A. Parnell, United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States.
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Legion of Merit
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Edward A. Parnell, United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat “V” for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group Thirty-Nine, FIRST Marine Aircraft Wing, in the Republic of Vietnam from July 1968 to August 1969.