Edward Martin Harrell, 73, Ohio
   Retired Lt. Col. Edward Martin Harrell, 73, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 3,1992, at his home.
   Lt. Col. Harrell was born May 11, 1918, in Carrollton. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Samuel Harrell, he attended Eastern Kentucky University prior to entering the army in 1940. He had made his home in Columbus since 1945 and was a member of St. Luke Methodist Church, the Sertoma Club and the Retired Officers Association.
   His decorations included the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Cluster, Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Medal, two Presidential Unit Citations, and decorations from the governments of France, Holland, and Belgium.
   After retirement from the Army, he worked in Columbus nine years as a life insurance broker and for eight years as a Juvenile Court probations officer. He retired for health reasons in September 1978.
  Survivors include his wife, Clara; two sons, E. Martin Harrell Columbus and William East Harrell of Highland, Calif.; two daughters, Janice Smith of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Louise Whitley of Pine Mountain, Ga; a sister, Frances Cook of Carrollton, and seven grandchildren.
   A military graveside funeral was held on March 5, 1992, at Fort Benning's Main Post Cemetery.

Grave maker for Edward M. Harrell in Section H, Site 487, Fort Benning Post Cemetery, Fort Benning (Muscogee county), Georgia.

Edward enlisted in the Army at Cleveland, OH on 1 February 1941.   With two years of college already under his belt he was soon tapped for OCS.

On 21 July 1943, 2nd Lt. Harrell was transferred to Company D, 508th PIR,

However, on 17 August 1943 he was transferred to the 541st PIR,