What is Edward Rowny?
{{Infobox military person |name=Edward Leon Rowny |image= Edward Rowny.jpg |caption=Lieutenant General Edward L. Rowny |birth_date= {{Birth date|1917|4|3}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|2017|12|17|1917|4|3}} |birth_place= [[Baltimore, Maryland]] |death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]] |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |nickname= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[File:Emblem of the United States Department of the Army.svg|25px]] [[United States Army]] |serviceyears=1941-1979 |rank= [[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|25px]] [[Lieutenant General]] |unit= |commands=317th Engineer Combat Battalion, [[92nd Infantry Division (United States)|92nd Infantry Division]] |battles= [[World War II]]<br/>[[Korean War]]<br/>[[Vietnam War]] |awards=[[Combat Infantryman Badge]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]]<br/>[[Silver Star]] (3)<br/>[[Legion of Merit]] (3)<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (2)<br/>[[Air Medal]]<br/>[[Presidential Citizen Medal]]<br/>[[Order of Polonia Restituta]] - Commander |relations= |laterwork= }} '''Edward Leon Rowny''' (April 3, 1917 – December 17, 2017)<ref name=APAC>{{cite web|url=http://apacouncil.info/edward-rowny-bio.php|title=American Polish Advisory Council – Gen. Edward L. Rowny|publisher=|access-date=2017-08-26|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185617/http://apacouncil.info/edward-rowny-bio.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> was a [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant General]] of [[Poland|Polish]] origin. He was a commanding officer in [[World War II]] and [[Korean War|Korea]], a military advisor to five U.S. presidents and a negotiator on the [[START I|Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty]] (START). Rowny died in [[Washington, D.C.]] on December 17, 2017 of [[cardiomyopathy]] at the age of 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfas.org/news/tfas-mourns-loss-general-edward-l-rowny-patriot-friend-tfas/|title=TFAS Mourns the Loss of General Edward L. Rowny, Patriot and Friend to TFAS|date=