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Edward Charles “Shy” Meyer (December 11, 1928 – October 13, 2020) was a United States Army general who served as the 29th Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
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1942, not 1947
It was August 7, 1942. The US and the Empire of the Rising Sun were at war. The Battle of Midway confirmed the American’s growing strength and the Japanese willingness to fight to the bitter end.
