Edward Greer, who enlisted in the segregated Army during World War II and rose to become one of the service’s first Black generals, died Wednesday in El Paso, his Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity ...
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Edward Greer, who enlisted in the segregated military during World War II and became one of the first Black two-star generals in the U.S. Army in 1975, was laid to rest.