Background
Scholes, Edison Earl was born on August 16, 1939 in McCaysville, Georgia, United States. Son of Alvin L. and Marie (Plemmons) Scholes.
Scholes, Edison Earl was born on August 16, 1939 in McCaysville, Georgia, United States. Son of Alvin L. and Marie (Plemmons) Scholes.
Bachelor of Science in Physics cum laude, Northern Georgia College, 1961. Master of Science in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, 1970. Postgraduate, Army War College, 1980.
Postgraduate, Harvard Defense Policy Seminar, 1991.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1961; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1991; commander A Detachment, 10th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces, United States ArmyEurope, 1963-1966; commander Company D, 2d Battalion(Abn.), 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army, Republic of Vietnam, 1967-1968; commander 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, United States Army, Republic of Korea, 1976-1977; commander 2d Training Battalion, School Brigade, United States Army Infantry School, United States Army, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1978-1979; commander 1st Infantry Training Brigade, United States Army Infantry Training Center, United States Army, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1983-1985; deputy commanding general chief of staff 3d United States Army/United States Army Center Command, United States Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia, 1986-1988; assistant division commander 82d Airborne Division, United States Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1988-1989; chief of staff XVIII Airborne corpus, United States army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1989-1990; chief of staff joint task force-south, Operation Just Cause, United States Army, 1989-1990; deputy commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, United States Army, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, 1990-1991; deputy commanding general XVIII Airborne corpus, United States army, Fort Bragg, 1991-1993; deputy commander Allied Land Forces, S.E. Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1993-1995; postgraduate, Harvard Defense Policy Seminar, 1991; program general manager, Saudi Arabia National Guard Modernization Program, Vinnell Arabia, since 1995.
Member 82d Airborne Division Association, Special Forces Association (chapter XXXIV), United States.Army Ranger Association, Association of the United States Army, Special Operations Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Married Elva E. Bussey, June 4, 1961. Children: Juana Kimberly Scholes, Tracy Michele Scholes Heller, Michael Lee.