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Edward J. O'Donnell (military)
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Edward Joseph O'Donnell (April 13, 1907 – December 9, 1991) was an American naval officer. He commanded the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base from December 1960 to 1963, during which the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred. He then served as senior navy member of the Military Studies and Liaison division at The Pentagon and superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School before retiring as a rear admiral in 1967. After retirement, O'Donnell was president of the New York Maritime College until 1972.
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Born | (1907-04-13)April 13, 1907 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Died | December 9, 1991(1991-12-09) (aged 84) Monterey, California, US |
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Years of service | 1929–1967 |
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Born in Boston, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1929. He then served on various naval ships before taking command of Destroyer Division 32 in the aftermath of World War II. O'Donnell also commanded the USS George Clymer and USS New Jersey. He died in 1991.