Ed McMahon RIP

[Juan]

Ed McMahon dies at 86 - CNN.com

 

[dfergie]

Sorry to hear this... R.I.P. Ed!

 

[Ramy]

Yes Sir! There goes a legend. R.I.P.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

"Heeeerrrreee's Johnny!" - probably one of the most famous lines in showbiz. The ultimate "sidekick". Guy knew how to give away BIG checks too.

 

[Bobby]

Somewhere in a place far, far away, Johnny Carson said "Heeerrrees Eddie!"

 

[Rey]

RIP

 

[Max Fisher]

This is sad new, RIP

 

[starman345]

Another icon bites the dust, sorry to see him go.

 

[dfergie]

I used to love the Carnac Bits with Ed and Johnny and the Jar kept on "Funk and Wagnals"porch or whatever

 

[riffjim4069]

Very sad! Great entertainer and spokesman, but most people don't know he retired as a Colonel in the USMC Reserves. I salute you, Sir!

 

[HIFI]

RIP Ed

 

[Bobby]

Very sad! Great entertainer and spokesman, but most people don't know he retired as a Colonel in the USMC Reserves. I salute you, Sir!

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Military service

During World War II, McMahon was a fighter pilot in the United States Marine Corps serving as a flight instructor and test pilot. He was a decorated pilot and was discharged in 1946, remaining in the reserves.[5]

After college, McMahon returned to active duty. He was sent to Korea in February 1953. He flew unarmed O-1E Bird Dogs on 85 tactical air control and artillery spotting missions. He remained in the Marine Corps Reserve, retiring with the rank of Colonel in 1966 and was then commissioned as a Brigadier General in the California Air National Guard.

Several of his ancestors, including the Marquis d'Equilly, also had long and distinguished military careers. Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta was a Marshal of armies in France, serving under Napoleon III, and later President. McMahon once asserted to Johnny Carson that mayonnaise was originally named MacMahonnaise in honor of this ancestor, referring to him as the Comte de MacMahon.[6] In his autobiography, McMahon said that it was his father who told him of this relationship and he went on to suggest that he was not certain of the truth of the story.

Ed McMahon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia