Claim: Edward Leon Rowny (April 3, 1917 – December 17, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general who received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and fought during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Evidence: Edward Leon Rowny (April 3, 1917 – December 17, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general of Polish extraction. Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Silver Star (3)
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal (2)
Air Medal
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Rowny commanded troops in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War (South Korean: Korean: 6.25 전쟁, 한국전쟁; Hanja: 韓國戰爭; RR: Hanguk Jeonjaeng; North Korean: Korean: 조국해방전쟁; Hanja: 祖國解放戰爭; MR: Choguk haebang chŏnjaeng, "Fatherland Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the support of the United Nations, principally from the United States). During the Vietnam War Rowny tested the helicopter as a platform for the Army to fight insurgency. Assigned to General Douglas MacArthur, Rowny became MacArthur's spokesman and one of the planners of the landing of Inchon (September 15, 1950), which forced a North Korean retreat and enabled the taking of Seoul.