Major General Edwin I. Donley
Army Hall of Fame |
U.S. Army Major General
Notes:
• Local Role: "Deputy Commander, Land Combat Systems, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and ultimately as Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal." - Hall of Fame
• Married to Marion Donley (1919-2005) - Find A Grave
• "As Commander U.S. Army Military Missile Command , he directed the development of early missile systems, including the Pershing, Sergeant, Hawk, Nike Hercules, Chaparral, Redeye, and Shillelagh. Other weapons systems under his direction included the Surface-to-Air Missile Development Air Defense System, and land combat systems such as Lance, TOW and Dragon. He directed Army missile development from wartime to peacetime missions and was a driving force behind the International Logistics Program." - Find A Grave
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| Born: | May 9, 1918, Buchanan, MI |
| Died: | August 16, 2006, Huntsville, AL |
| Buried: | US Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, MD |
Notes:
• Local Role: "Deputy Commander, Land Combat Systems, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and ultimately as Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal." - Hall of Fame
• Married to Marion Donley (1919-2005) - Find A Grave
• "As Commander U.S. Army Military Missile Command , he directed the development of early missile systems, including the Pershing, Sergeant, Hawk, Nike Hercules, Chaparral, Redeye, and Shillelagh. Other weapons systems under his direction included the Surface-to-Air Missile Development Air Defense System, and land combat systems such as Lance, TOW and Dragon. He directed Army missile development from wartime to peacetime missions and was a driving force behind the International Logistics Program." - Find A Grave
Related Links:
• Find A Grave - Page created by Saratoga, June 30, 2011
• Hall of Fame - Bio and Photo