1959 Press Photo Edwin McMeen promoted to full colonel-his wife is at ceremony

Lieutenant Colonel Edwin D. McMeen, center, has a pair of Silver Eagles denoting the Rank of Colonel in the Army of The United States, pinned by Mrs. McMeen and Colonel William A. Davis, Commanding Officer of the United States Supply Agency, New Orleans. The occasion was Lieutenant Colonel McMeen's promotion to the rank of full colonel.

Photo is dated 1959.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.