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Marion Adams military service and community leadership profile
Marion E Adams born May 28 1918 in Java Virginia married Ruth Monroe November 21 1942 in El Paso Texas. He moved to Odessa August 1 1947 and held key Army posts from lieutenant to captain including combat in Guadalcanal Bougainville Luzon and the Philippines. He led troops at Clark Field Manila and Santo Tomas, helped test new Pacific theater equipment, and supported local civic groups in Odessa. He was a longtime church member and a Paul Harris Fellow in the Odessa Rotary. He died early January 2004, survived by his wife and children.
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Odessa
Marion E. Adams
Java
Virginia
Ruth Monroe
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Adams
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Tech
Ft. Monroe
Ft. Eustis
Ft. Bliss
Camp David
Ft. Fisher
San Francisco
Fiji Islands
Marion
Guadalcanal
Bouganville
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Wall City
Manila
Pacific
Air Force
Kruger
Japan
Kyoto
States
First Presbyterian Church of
St. Paul
Permian Playhouse
Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Odessa Life Underwriters Association
Camwo
Paul Harris
Heritage Foundation of
Odessa American
Republican Party
Ector County
Democrats
Eisenhower
Longview
Kathy Cogdill
Stanton
Christina Waldron
Earl Adams
Danville
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Salvation Army
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
San Antonio Hospital
Bobby Don Williams
Billie Fern Smart Williams
First Baptist Church
James Chadwick Beard
Chad Beard
Kerrville
Bobby Williams
Daniel, Kelby
Derek Beard
Sherry Vaughan
Abilene
Grimes
Mobile
Alabama
Sonny
Roy F. Karr Jr
Mary Frances Karr
Janet Sue Hodgkiss
Mikki Thompson Karr
Jan
Roy
Sarah Karr
Waco
Kevin
Kathy Cox
Maple Valley
Wash
Franklin
Michael Karr
Jackson
Grace
Madeline Cox
Richard Karr
Collette
Tommye Hodgkiss
Irving, TX
John Hodgkiss
Merry
Bill Hodgkiss
Leslie
Irving
Baylor University
First Baptist Church of
Permian Claims Service
RFK Inc
Frank W. Wilson
Manuel B. Lujan
Bedford
Gabino
Manuela Lujan
Manuel
Carlota Lujan
Simon Lujan
Elisa Lujan
Flora Madrid
Isidria Pedraza
Sara Navarro
Carlos Lu