Edward J. Stackpole

Edward J. Stackpole Jr.
Stackpole, c. 1941
Born	(1894-06-21)June 21, 1894 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1967(1967-10-01) (aged 73) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried	Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Allegiance	United States Pennsylvania
Service	United States Army Pennsylvania National Guard
Years of service	1916–1947
Rank	Major General (National Guard) Lieutenant General (Retired list)
Service number	0171837[1]
Unit	U.S. Army Cavalry Branch
Commands	Company M, 110th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Regiment 104th Cavalry Regiment 52nd Cavalry Brigade 22nd Cavalry Division 56th Infantry Brigade Panama Security Command 28th Infantry Division Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Legion of Merit Purple Heart (3)
Alma mater	Yale University (BA, 1915)
Other work	Newspaper publisher Book publisher Author

Edward J. Stackpole Jr. (June 21, 1894 – October 1, 1967) was an American newspaper publisher, businessman, author and military officer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A veteran of World War I and World War II, he attained the rank of major general, and was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit, and Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters.

Stackpole was a native of Harrisburg, and was raised and educated in Harrisburg. He attended Harrisburg Academy and graduated from Yale University in 1915. After attending Citizens' Military Training Camps in 1915 and 1916, in 1917 he received his commission as a second lieutenant. He served with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 110th Infantry Regiment during the First World War, and received the Distinguished Service Cross and three awards of the Purple Heart. He continued to rise through the ranks of the National Guard and attained the rank of brigadier general in 1933, and major general in 1940. During the interwar years, his command assignments included the 104th Cavalry Regiment, 52nd Cavalry Brigade, and 22nd Cavalry Division.

During the Second World War, Stackpole accepted reduction in rank to brigadier general to enter active duty, and commanded the 56th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 28th Infantry Division. Stackpole was subsequently assigned to lead the Panama Security Command, which staffed and managed early warning stations on the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the Panama Canal to guard the canal from attack by the Axis powers. He later performed special duty on the War Department staff, and his wartime service was recognized with award of the Legion of Merit. After the war, he commanded the 28th Infantry Division during its reorganization as a Pennsylvania National Guard unit, and was again promoted to major general. He retired from the military in 1947, and in 1956 was promoted to lieutenant general on Pennsylvania's retired list.

In his civilian career, Stackpole was president of the Telegraph Press, which published the Harrisburg Telegraph. He was also president of the Stackpole Company, a book publishing firm, WHP Radio, and the Military Service Publishing Company, a publisher of military texts and training manuals. He was a director of American Aviation Publications, the Harrisburg Trust Company, the Harrisburg Hotel Company, and the Penn-Harris Hotel Company. As a civic activist, Stackpole was president of the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania School for Children of Veterans, and a member of the board of the Harrisburg Hospital and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce.

Stackpole was also an author who specialized in historical works about the American Civil War. He died in Harrisburg on October 1, 1967. Stackpole was buried at Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg.