Erwin Ezzes

Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: SHAEF

Theater of Operation: European

Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Honored By: Marilyn Ezzes

Lt. Col. Erwin H. Ezzes, nicknamed ‘Ez’, served with distinction in the Army for eight years. One of the highlights of his service was attaining his position as Secretary to the General Staff when he had the privilege of reporting to General Eisenhower, among other Generals. Ezzes had a distinguished military career, earning 13 decorations including the Croix de Guerre, the Letion of Merit and the Order of the British Empire. He was discharged from the Army in 1945. A graduate of the New York Military Academy and the College of the City of New York in 1938, Ezzes was President and CEO of United Artists Television Corp. and a consultant to 20th Century Fox. Erwin Ezzes’ papers, collected during his service in London, England, have been contributed to the Eisenhower Presidential Library.