Edward Walter Snedeker was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general. He was decorated with the Navy Cross, the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat, for his service as commanding officer of 7th Marine Regiment during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945. He completed his career as commandant of the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico on July 1, 1963.
LTG Edward W. Snedeker, USMC
Captain Snedeker (second row, first from left) with the staff of 2nd Marine Brigade in July 1936.
Edward W. Snedeker as Colonel during World War II.
Colonel Edward W. Snedeker, deputy chief of staff, 1st Marine Division, at his command post in Korea.
The 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. Nicknamed the "Magnificent Seventh", the regiment falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Marines watch F4U Corsairs drop napalm as I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines move in to attack Chinese positions in North Korea.