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JAMES E. GREENWOOD |
JAMES EDWARD GREENWOOD, 70, of Calhan died Jan. 22, 1993, at a local
hospice. He was a retired postal carrier and worked as a cook at the
Antlers Hotel.
A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ramah
Cemetery, Ramah. Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Ave., is handling
arrangements.
Mr. Greenwood was born Nov. 9, 1922, in Ramah to James and Delma (Riley)
Greenwood.
Mr. Greenwood was a graduate of Ramah High School and served in the U.S.
Army during World War II, earning a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
He was a member of United Methodist Church, Calhan, the American Legion
Post 3, Ramah, and a 50-year-member of Colorado Voiture 1315 40/8.
He married Gloria (Bostian) Greenwood on Dec. 13, 1943, in Dillon, S.C.
She survives.
Mr. Greenwood also is survived by two sons, Kent of Calhan and Sam of
Colorado Springs; two daughters, Laura Eisenberg of New Milford, Conn.,
and Leslie Robeda of Penrose; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 3, P.O. Box
8, Ramah 80832.
(The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, 14 Jan 1993, Page 4 -
courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
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(Photo courtesy of "Lance") |
James E. Greenwood enlisted in the Army on November 6, 1942
and was trained as a Medic.
He volunteered for parachutist duty and was assigned to he Medical
Detachment of the 508rh Parachute Infantry Regiment. James was then
attached to Company F of the 508th.
He was with the regiment when it jumped into Normandy, France on June 6,
1944 - D-Day.
During its 33 days of unrelieved combat in France the 2,056 paratroopers
in the 508th Regiment suffered 1,161 casualties, including 336 killed in
action. Less than 900 of them returned to the base camp in Nottingham,
England.
That made a busy time for a Medic and amidst harrowing circumstances.
Tec/5 Greenwood performed admirably and was twice awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for his valor.
His service decorations include not only the Bronze Star Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster (2nd award) but also the Combat Medic Badge and the Bronze
Service Arrowhead device for participation in Operation Neptune,
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