Edwin "Ed" Yancey Argo was an American horse rider who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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11 Facts About Edwin Argo
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Edwin Argo received an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, and started school there in 1915.
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Edwin Argo was a field artillery officer in the US Army at a time that the horse was as prominent a part of a successful unit as in a cavalry unit.
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Now-Captain Edwin Argo entered Army, Field Artillery and American history books when he competed in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, Cali.
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Edwin Argo continued his Army career long after his Olympic glory days.
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Edwin Argo was transferred to Fort Humphreys, DC, on April 20,1939, and promoted to major a few months later.
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Edwin Argo then served at Fort Riley, Kansas, and Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.
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Edwin Argo was promoted to lieutenant colonel at Camp Beauregard on April 20,1941, and to full colonel soon after — February 1,1942.
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Edwin Argo retired after 27 years military service on December 31,1944, and took up residence in Louisiana.
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Edwin Argo died in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the age of 66 on March 10,1962.
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