Cavanaugh, Edward Joseph
Army Colonel

Edward Joseph Cavanaugh, age 47, from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Spouse: Terry
Children: Katherine, Sharon, Eileen , Sheila, Cacilia

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, July 29, 1971
Death details: Army Col. Edward J. Cavanaugh, 47, of Worchester, Mass. was visiting a South Vietnamese regimental headquarters July 29, 1971 to say goodbye to troops he advised. His second tour would end the next day. Enemy rockets hit the area during that visit, killing him.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)