More detail on this person: Colonel Edward L. Landry, Jr., U.S. Army Retired died August 31, 2019 In Sun City, FL. He was 92. Born in Great Falls, Montana he spent his early years on a cattle ranch. Following high school, he joined the Wartime Merchant Marines and served for 2 years just prior to joining the Army as an enlisted man in 1946. His military career spanned more than 29 years and he was a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He attended Air Force Liaison Pilot School In 1950 and had numerous aviation maintenance assignments from platoon leader through battalion command In Vietnam before retiring in 1973 as the Army Director of Aviation Acquisition Programs. His awards included the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, and the Air Metal with oak leaf clusters among numerous others. He joined Bell Helicopter International as the project manager tor organizing and managing a national helicopter depot repair facility tor the Government of Iran. Returning home in 1977, he joined National Systems Management Corp., a small business providing contract acquisition and engineering support to U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, ultimately becoming Vice President tor Logistics, managing numerous logistics support contracts tor Army, Navy and Air Force aircraft and airborne missile systems until his retirement In 1997. He was Interred with full military honors at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, September 10. May he rest in peace.
Burial information: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
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