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MEMORIAL ARTICLE
Published Assembly Feb '89
Edward Francis McCue No.15518 Class of 1946 Died
6 May 1987 in Tampa, Florida, aged 62 years. Interment: Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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Edward Francis McCue was born in Cornwall, New
York on 22 June 1924. Raised in Cornwall, he attended the Cornwall
High School. Ed attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine
before accepting his appointment to enter the Military Academy
in 1943. As a cadet, Ed was a member of Company E-1 and of both
the track team and the cross country team, earning many meet
points for his Alma Mater.
Upon graduation, he attended the Quartermaster
Officers Basic Course and in1947 was on duty in the Philippines
with the 246th Quartermaster Company. While serving in the Philippines,
Ed met and married Esperanza (Pat) and brought her back with
him to the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee. She and their family
remained at Fort Lee while Ed served with the Eighth Army Quartermaster
Section in Korea, earning the Bronze Star Medal for his service.
His Quartermaster service continued until 1959 when Ed and Pat
moved to Syracuse, New York to continue his academic work and
receive a master's in business administration in 1960. For the
next few years, Ed served in a variety of comptroller positions
including a tour at the Quartermaster Depot in Giessen, Germany.
In 1968, Ed retired after a distinguished 22-year
career. Shortly, he took up duties as a civilian member of the
Comptroller of the Army staff but retired again in 1981 and moved
to Florida. For several years, he was the operations manager
of a local investments firm and then died suddenly of complications
following surgery in May 1987.
Ed was buried at Arlington National Cemetery and
leaves his widow Pat; two daughters; a son and 11 grandchildren,
Ed was a good man, a patriot, a soldier, a proud father--faithful
to his God, his country and his family.
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