Michael Edward McGuinn, III

Background

III, Michael Edward McGuinn, was born on February 22, 1925 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Michael Edward Junior and Margaret Cordelia (Shackleford) McG.

Education

Student, Clemson University, South Carolina, 1946. Student, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1963. Grad in Military Sciences, United States Army Command & General Staff College, 1962.

Career

Served with United States Navy, PTO, 1943-1946. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant United States Army, 1949, advanced through grades to colonel, 1971. Assistant military attache American Embassy, Copenhagen, 1958-1961.

Posted to service British Army, Longmoor, England, 1964-1966. Served on United States Department Army General Staff, Washington, 1966-1968. Commander 10th Transportation Battalion United States Army, Vietnam, 1968-1969.

Chief transportation division United States Readiness Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1969-1972. Retired United States Army, 1972. State government service various locations, 1972-1982.

Chief of staff Georgia State Defense Force, an Agency of the State of Georgia, Atlanta, 1987-1995, 2002—2005. Commanding general Georgia State Defense Force, an Agency State of Georgia, 2005—2008.

Achievements

• Michael Edward McGuinn, III has been listed as a noteworthy army officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Watershed Association Sandy Springs (president), United States Army Transportation Museum.

Interests

• Avocations: military history, photography, home workshop.

Connections

Married Betty Gay Corn, 1948 (divorced 1951). Married Phyllis Fryer, October 7, 1952 (deceased July 1997). Children: Michael Edward IV, Carol Anne McGuinn Branch.

Father:

Michael Edward McG. Junior

Mother:

Margaret Cordelia (Shackleford) McG.

Spouse:

Phyllis Fryer

Spouse:

Betty Gay Corn

child:

Carol Anne McGuinn Branch III

child:

Michael Edward IV III