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Edward Honor

1933–2008

United States

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Edward Honor Sr. (17 March 1933 – 3 September 2008) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as Director of Logistics (J4) on the Joint Staff from 1987 to 1989. Promoted to brigadier general in 1979, he was the first African-American general officer in the Army Transportation Corps.

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