 1923 - 1998 (75 years)
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| Name |
Edward Raymond McKenzie |
| Birth |
2 Aug 1923 |
Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
4 Dec 1998 |
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- Birth: Aug. 2, 1923
Grantsville
Garrett County
Maryland, USA
Death: Dec. 4, 1998
Frostburg
Allegany County
Maryland, USA
FROSTBURG,MARYLAND -- Edward Raymond McKenzie, 75, of 99 Broadway, died Friday, Dec. 4, 1998, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Aug. 2, 1923, in Grantsville, he was the son of the late Floyd and Minnie (Hutzel) McKenzie. He also was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Mr. McKenzie attended elementary school in Avilton and Grantsville High School. He was Catholic by faith. He was a retired career military man having served in the U.S. Army as a Pfc. He participated in the invasions of North Africa, Europe, France, Germany, Normandy and five battles on Utah Beach. His military career also consisted of the U.S. Marine Corps, Staff Sgt. E-6 retired, having served in battles of Korea, Lebanon, Cuban Crisis and Vietnam.
His training included one of a chef, and also a police officer. Schooling included Marine Corps Enlisted Advanced Food Service, Marine Corps Instructor Course Mess Fundamentals, Meritorious Mast. Head Chef Camp, and Advanced Cooks Course Food Service, Lejuene, N.C.
Enlisted Basic Course Marine Corps Schools, Quantaco, Va., Food Service Leadership and Administration Training Course, Port Hyautey, Kenitra, Morocco, Meritorious Mast. Naval Communications Station Mess Hall Side Yohla, Morocco, Cooks, Bakers and Butchers School, Marine Corps Schools Quantico, Va., and Advanced Cooks, Bakers and Butchers Camp, Lejeune, N.C.
Mr. McKenzie's Police Training consisted of the following training: Maryland Police Commission minimum standard entrance level = 245 hours; Bomb Control, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in Law Enforcement, Universal Detective School, Advanced Sex Crime Investigators Course, First Aid, Criminal Investigations, Physical Evidence, Supervisors Program and Special Police Officer of Maryland.
Mr. McKenzie has been, and involved with many organizations. They are as follows: United States Army, Military Police 217th M.P. Co. 1943-1945 Pfc., United States Marine Corps, Staff Sgt. 1947-1964, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve 1964-1975, Fleet Marine Corps Association 1961, Frostburg State College Chef 1966-1969, Frostburg State College Police Department 1969-1978 Corporal retired, Farrady Post 24 American Legion Past Commander 1985, V.F.W. Post 100077, Commander 1968-1970, Old Rail Post 6025, F.O.P. Lodge 90 1978 Life Member, Uniformed Services 1975 Life Member, Police Chapter 294 President 1982-1983, Charter Member Maryland Sheriffs Institute, Marine Corps League Commandant 1980 and Jr. Commandant Life Member, Mountain Lodge 99 A.F. & A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies 32nd degree, Chapter 15 Order of the Eastern Star, AARP, and Past Board of Directors, Allegany Diabetic Chapter.
Mr. McKenzie's honors are as follows:
Combat Infantry badge, Bronze Star with combat V, Marine Corps Good Conduct with four Stars, Army Good Conduct with 2 Knot, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, American Defense Ribbon, American Campaign Ribbon, African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with Silver Star, World War II Victory, Occupational Ribbon (Germany), National Defense Service, Korean Service, Armed Forces Expeditionary, United Nation Service, United Nations Medal, Unit Citation 217th Military Police Company, Fleet Marine Force, Combat Action Ribbon, 12 certificates of appreciation for Diabetes, Maryland Beauty Award, J.C. Penny Award, Gold Medallion Award, and Governor Schaeffer's Award.
Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Martha (Atkinson) McKenzie; two sisters, Delores Brenamann, Baltimore, and Rosella Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Mountain Chapter 15 Order of the Eastern Star will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m. followed by Mountain Chapter 99 Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons at 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. T. William Preston officiating.
Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park. Military honors will be accorded at the gravesite by Farrady Post 24 Honor Guard assisted by the Vietnam Veterans.
Publication Date:
Saturday, December 05, 1998
Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland,Maryland
Recalls Historic Flight FROSTBURG - Edward R. McKenzie recalls celebrating Thanksgiving, 1944, by flying through the “legs” of the Eifel Tower in Paris in a light Army plane piloted by Master Sergeant Carl Storm. When another pilot accomplished the same feat a few years ago it made headlines around the world. McKenzie and Storm “borrowed” the Simpson L-5 artillery spotter plane to go for a ride to celebrate their luck at having survived fierce combat across North Africa and Western Europe. The flight from Cheyenne, where they were stationed, to Paris took only 20 minutes, but the Army brass didn’t recover from the incident for months afterwards. The adventurous duo were in line for a court martial, but fate intervened and their unit went into combat in Germany. The legal papers became lost in the confusion of battle, and when the war ended, McKenzie found himself in Salzburg, Austria, with all “ forgiven but not forgotten.” McKenzie admits that before making the historic flight, he and Storm “may have had a little bit to drink. I think it was Five-Star Cognac.” Cumberland Sunday Times, Sunday, October 18, 1987
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Burial:
Frostburg Memorial Park
Frostburg
Allegany County
Maryland, USA
Created by: Joe Mckenzie
Record added: Jan 25, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33230030
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| Person ID |
I03163 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Floyd Aloysus McKenzie, b. 26 Jun 1894, Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland d. 19 Nov 1937, Savage Mountain, Garrett County, Maryland (Age 43 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Minnie May Hutzel, b. 14 Oct 1901, Garrett County, Maryland d. 13 Feb 1960, Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 58 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F01872 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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