Background
Minkel, Edward Joseph was born on May 16, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Julia (Giordano) Minkel.
Minkel, Edward Joseph was born on May 16, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Julia (Giordano) Minkel.
Student, University Nebraska, 1944. Bachelor of Business Administration, Manhattan College, 1949. Master of Science, University Southern California, 1971.
Commissioned United States Army, advanced through grades to colonel, 1974, retired, 1976, served with, 1943-1976, World World War II, 1943-1946, Korea, 1952-1954. Signal advisor to Royal Libyan Army, Tripoli, 1960-1963. Served with United States Army, Vietnam, 1966-1967, member CINPAC Camp Smith, Hawaii, 1969-1972, commanding officer signal group Hawaii Schoefield Barrack, 1972-1974.
Head Army spectrum management division United States Army Signal Corps., Pentagon, Virginia, 1972-1976. Manager Chicago regional office Federal Communications Commission, 1976-1980, advisor to chairman for management Washington, 1981, managing director, since 1981. Deputy division chief National Weather Service National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, 1980-1981.
Member advisory council George Washington University Center for Telecommunications Studies, 1981-1983.
Active Fairfax Hospital, Virginia, since 1972. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Clubs: Fort Wadsworth Officers (Staten Island, New York ). Grent Heights Officers (Tokyo).
Fort Belvoir Officers (Virginia). Schoefield Officers (Honolulu).
Married Catherine Mary Dempsky, October 4, 1945. Children: Christa J. Minkel Bolden, Edward J., Lynne J. Minkel French.