Edwin J. Godfrey (16 September 1932 – 12 April 2002) was a United States Marine Corps general.

[2] Godfrey was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in June 1954.

After graduation from The Basic School, he was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

[2] In 1987, Major General Godfrey was the commander of III Marine Amphibious Force in Okinawa, Japan.

On 9 September, President Ronald Reagan nominated Godfrey to take command of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific with a commiserate promotion to lieutenant general and a move to Camp H. M. Smith in Hawaii;[4] Godfrey accepted the promotion,[1] and took command on 2 October, relieving Major General Richard M.