Background
McGrath, Edward Gerard was born on May 26, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Clement McGrath and Mary Elizabeth Boggie.
McGrath, Edward Gerard was born on May 26, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Clement McGrath and Mary Elizabeth Boggie.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Boston College, 1942.
Reporter, photographer Portsmouth Herald, New Hampshire, 1948-1949. Feature writer, news editor Boston Post, 1949-1955. Columnist, foreign correspondent, editorial writer Boston Globe, 1955-1968.
Chief information Allied Forces North Atlantic Treaty Organization Southern Europe, Naples, Italy, 1968-1972. Editor-in-chief Stars and Stripes Europe, Darmstadt, Germany, 1972-1975. Assistant chief information United States Navy, Washington, 1975-1977.
Chief information North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, 1977-1980. Speaker-consultant in field. Westbury, New York, since 1982.
Public relations director Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1956-1965. New England correspondent Newsweek, New York City, 1963-1967. News panelist Public Broadcasting, Boston, 1964.
Lecturer in field.
Captain United States Navy, 1942-1946, PTO, 1950-1952, 68-82. Member Retired Officers Association, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, New York Yacht Club.
Married Eileen Patricia Walsh, March 3, 1945 (deceased June 1979). Children: Edward, Patricia Papps, Peter, John. Married Annette Bader Conners, June 20, 1981.
Stepchildren: John Conners, Brian Conners, Charleen Lee, Kim Abt, Michael Conners, Laura Kern.