THE _N$W YORK TIMES OBITUARIES 'TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 199.1 Edwin Walker, Controversial General, Dies at 83

By ERIC PACE The general was relieved of his com- A vociferous mand while the Inquiry was conducted.. Mal. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, whose In June Nal. the Army said the right-wing political activities led 10 an investigation showed that the general's; official rebuke and his resignation anti-Communist Information program was "not Mirth- from the Army in 1981, died Ulf Sunday utuble to any program of the John, at his home in . lie was 83 who was a target Birch Society." But it admonished the The cause was lung disease, the Dal- general "far taking injudicious =lanai las County medical examiner's office of Oswald. and for making derogatory public! sold in a report yesterday. statements about prominent Ainerl-' General Walker, a lanky, much-deco- cans." rated Texan who led combat units In evidence of Mr. Oswald's capacity for He resigned on Non. 2, 1961, contend.' World War 11 and the , violence. big that he "must be free from the ended his 30-year Army career be- puwer of little men who, hr the name of cause, he said, he "could no longer The Issue that led to Geueral Walk- er's resignation begun In April 1961 my country, punish loyal service to It," serve In uniform and be a collabore tar when Overseas Weekly, a privately By resigning rather than retiring, he with the release of saver. passed up retirement pay that at the manly to the United Notions" owned newspaper circulated among members of the armed forces over- time would have amounted to $12000 a On April 10, 1863, a aniper fired at seas, accused the general at using an year. To accept retirement benefits, he him as he sot at his desk in his home. Army Information program to subject said, "would be a compromise with my' The bullet missed his head by about an his troops ta "a propaganda barrage" principles." Era. itnivoll Inc, MO inch. Two decades Mier, the Army quietly that extolled the . Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker In 1964, a commission headed by General Walker was then commanding restored his pension rights, and in 1082 Chtel Justice Earl Warren to Investi- the 241h Infantry Division, based in he begun getting a major general's gate the assassination of President West Germany, pension of $45,120 u year. In granting lewdness us a restroom at a Dallas' Join F, Kennedy In Della, an Nov. 22, The newspaper also reported that the pension, the Army called him "a, park. The arresting police officer said 1963, ides-allied the assassin, Lee Her- the general had publicly asserted that truly dedicated American soldier who the general made sexual advances. The vey Oswald, as the same man who had former President Harry S. Truman, firmly believed that insufficient action, general tater pleaded no contest and fired at General Walker, and former Secre- was being taken within the military ' was fined $1,000 and court costs. The The , relying on tary of State were "defi- establishment to combat the threat of case was widely reported In the news testimony from Mr. Oswald's widow, nitely pink." Communism." media. Marina. said Mr. Oswald tried to kill The report attracted widespread m- Criticof Kennedy Edwin Anderson Walker was horn on the general because he was "an ex- ention, and President Kennedy or- After leaving the Army In 1901, Gen- Nov. 10, 1900, In Center Point, Tex. H e tremist," and it tiled the Incident as dered an invesilantion Into the matter: eral Walker was outspoken In his criti- graduated from the New Mexico cism of the Kennedy Administration. Institute in 1927 and began his He also became active In segregation- Army career as a lieutenant of artil- ist resistance efforts in the South and lery after graduatlng.from the United ' said civil rights demonstrations in States Military Academy in 1931. Washington and In Austin, Tex., were In World War II, he led a special "pro-Kennedy, pro-Communist and forte of Americans and Canudlans in pro.Soclallst." the Aleutians. Italy and France. The Ile was a candidate for the Demo- unit, the Special Service Force, was! cratic nomination for governor of Tex- trained for airborne, arnpniblous, as in 1962, but finished lost In a prima- mountain and ski operations; It fought ry election contest with five other can- al the Anzio benchlasud in Italy and in didates. the Invasion of southern France. In October 1802, after Federal mar- He later commanded the 417th infan- shals had put down riots at the Univer- try Regiment, attached to the Third sity of Mississippi and forced the uni- Army, and m V-E Day he was com- versity to admit James H, Meredith, a manding a special task unit In Oslo. black student. General Walker was ar- In the Korean War, he commanded, rested tin a Federal warrant charging the Third Infantry Division's Seventh him with insurrection and seditious ' Regiment and was senior adviser to conspiracy. But a Federal grand jury the Firm Korean Corps. He later failed to Indict him and the charges served as military adviser to Chiang were dropped. Kaimhek of Nationalist China. In 1967, the Supreme Coma threw out In 1857, as commander of the Arkan- a 8500,000 libel judgment he had won sas military district, General Walker agonise The after the led the troops ordered to Little Rock by news agency reported that he hail "led President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a charge of students against Federal quell disturbances resulting from the marshals" deployed at the university integration of public schools Mere. to guard Mr. Meredith. The Court said General Walker's decorations In- public figures were the same as public cluded the , the Bronze Star officials and therefore the media de- with cluster end the , as served protection fur mistakes made well as honors from France, Britain, without malice. Norway and . On June 23, 1976, General Walker Survivors Include a nephew, George was arrested on a charge of public Walker.

THE _N$W YORK TIMES OBITUARIES 'TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 199.1 Edwin Walker, Controversial General, Dies at 83

By ERIC PACE The general was relieved of his com- A vociferous mand while the Inquiry was conducted.. Mal. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, whose In June Nal. the Army said the right-wing political activities led 10 an investigation showed that the general's; official rebuke and his resignation anti-Communist Information program was "not Mirth- from the Army in 1981, died Ulf Sunday utuble to any program of the John, at his home in Dallas. lie was 83 who was a target Birch Society." But it admonished the The cause was lung disease, the Dal- general "far taking injudicious =lanai las County medical examiner's office of Oswald. and for making derogatory public! sold in a report yesterday. statements about prominent Ainerl-' General Walker, a lanky, much-deco- cans." rated Texan who led combat units In evidence of Mr. Oswald's capacity for He resigned on Non. 2, 1961, contend.' World War 11 and the Korean War, violence. big that he "must be free from the ended his 30-year Army career be- puwer of little men who, hr the name of cause, he said, he "could no longer The Issue that led to Geueral Walk- er's resignation begun In April 1961 my country, punish loyal service to It," serve In uniform and be a collabore tar when Overseas Weekly, a privately By resigning rather than retiring, he with the release of United States saver. passed up retirement pay that at the manly to the United Notions" owned newspaper circulated among members of the armed forces over- time would have amounted to $12000 a On April 10, 1863, a aniper fired at seas, accused the general at using an year. To accept retirement benefits, he him as he sot at his desk in his home. Army Information program to subject said, "would be a compromise with my' The bullet missed his head by about an his troops ta "a propaganda barrage" principles." Era. itnivoll Inc, MO inch. Two decades Mier, the Army quietly that extolled the John Birch Society. Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker In 1964, a commission headed by General Walker was then commanding restored his pension rights, and in 1082 Chtel Justice Earl Warren to Investi- the 241h Infantry Division, based in he begun getting a major general's gate the assassination of President West Germany, pension of $45,120 u year. In granting lewdness us a restroom at a Dallas' Join F, Kennedy In Della, an Nov. 22, The newspaper also reported that the pension, the Army called him "a, park. The arresting police officer said 1963, ides-allied the assassin, Lee Her- the general had publicly asserted that truly dedicated American soldier who the general made sexual advances. The vey Oswald, as the same man who had former President Harry S. Truman, firmly believed that insufficient action, general tater pleaded no contest and fired at General Walker, Eleanor Roosevelt and former Secre- was being taken within the military ' was fined $1,000 and court costs. The The Warren Commission, relying on tary of State Dean Acheson were "defi- establishment to combat the threat of case was widely reported In the news testimony from Mr. Oswald's widow, nitely pink." Communism." media. Marina. said Mr. Oswald tried to kill The report attracted widespread m- Criticof Kennedy Edwin Anderson Walker was horn on the general because he was "an ex- ention, and President Kennedy or- After leaving the Army In 1901, Gen- Nov. 10, 1900, In Center Point, Tex. H e tremist," and it tiled the Incident as dered an invesilantion Into the matter: eral Walker was outspoken In his criti- graduated from the New Mexico cism of the Kennedy Administration. Institute in 1927 and began his He also became active In segregation- Army career as a lieutenant of artil- ist resistance efforts in the South and lery after graduatlng.from the United ' said civil rights demonstrations in States Military Academy in 1931. Washington and In Austin, Tex., were In World War II, he led a special "pro-Kennedy, pro-Communist and forte of Americans and Canudlans in pro.Soclallst." the Aleutians. Italy and France. The Ile was a candidate for the Demo- unit, the Special Service Force, was! cratic nomination for governor of Tex- trained for airborne, arnpniblous, as in 1962, but finished lost In a prima- mountain and ski operations; It fought ry election contest with five other can- al the Anzio benchlasud in Italy and in didates. the Invasion of southern France. In October 1802, after Federal mar- He later commanded the 417th infan- shals had put down riots at the Univer- try Regiment, attached to the Third sity of Mississippi and forced the uni- Army, and m V-E Day he was com- versity to admit James H, Meredith, a manding a special task unit In Oslo. black student. General Walker was ar- In the Korean War, he commanded, rested tin a Federal warrant charging the Third Infantry Division's Seventh him with insurrection and seditious ' Regiment and was senior adviser to conspiracy. But a Federal grand jury the Firm Korean Corps. He later failed to Indict him and the charges served as military adviser to Chiang were dropped. Kaimhek of Nationalist China. In 1967, the Supreme Coma threw out In 1857, as commander of the Arkan- a 8500,000 libel judgment he had won sas military district, General Walker agonise The Associated Press after the led the troops ordered to Little Rock by news agency reported that he hail "led President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a charge of students against Federal quell disturbances resulting from the marshals" deployed at the university integration of public schools Mere. to guard Mr. Meredith. The Court said General Walker's decorations In- public figures were the same as public cluded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star officials and therefore the media de- with cluster end the Legion of Merit, as served protection fur mistakes made well as honors from France, Britain, without malice. Norway and South Korea. On June 23, 1976, General Walker Survivors Include a nephew, George was arrested on a charge of public Walker.