Marion E. Adams was born May 28, 1918, in Java, Virginia. He married Ruth Monroe on November 21, 1942, in El Paso, Texas. They moved to Odessa on August 1, 1947.
Mr. Adams graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now called Virginia Tech, with a Bachelor of Science Degree on June 9, 1941. He entered the Army as Second Lieutenant on June 15, 1941, and served at Ft. Monroe and Ft. Eustis. He was then promoted to First Lieutenant on February 1, 1942, and served at Ft. Bliss, Camp David, and Ft. Fisher. He also served as Battery Commander at the last two locations.
On January 15, 1943, he was promoted to Captain and sailed from San Francisco in July of that year; he landed on the Fiji Islands and was reassigned to an anti-aircraft group heading for combat. Marion saw limited action at Guadalcanal and took part in two battles in Bouganville. From Bouganville, he sailed to Luzon, Philippine Islands late in 1944 and participated in a convoy that was thirty miles long and ten miles wide.
An assault landing was made on Luzon in Lagaina Bay, which was the identical spot the Japanese had landed four years earlier. He then became attached to the 14th Corp G3 section to lead a battalion through Clark Field and on to Manila fighting along the way.
Marion took part in securing Santo Thomas University where women and children were interned and played a role breaching the Wall City in Manila. He was then transferred to G3 section of the Sixth Army Headquarters and appointed Assistant G3 in charge of coordinating and supervising the combat testing of new equipment sent to the Pacific Theatre. Two important weapons emerged from this operation — "Snooper" Scopes and "Sniper" Scopes using infrared, which are used extensively today by the Air Force. The darker the night the better you can see; 50,000 were ordered to be distributed to 6 Army divisions.
Recoilless weapons were highly secretive until the Korean War; the newspapers had two-inch letter revealing their existence. Marion could only smile, since some five years earlier he had ordered for General Kruger 10,000 90-millimeter weapons and 20,000 40-millimeter recoilless guns. In mid 1945, Marion was promoted to Major but declined the promotion to come home sooner. Marion was part of the occupied forces in Japan while stationed in Keoto. His promotion to major was waiting for him upon arriving back in the States in November 1945.
Marion served as a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Odessa and served as Sunday School Superintendent for two years. He was an Elder at St. Paul Presbyterian Church of Odessa, and since 1990 he has been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Odessa Masonic Lodge No. 955, a charter member of McFarland Masonic Lodge No. 1338, a member of the Scottish Rite for 50 years, and Al Mida Shrine, both in El Paso.
He was a former member of the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang and in 1948 he was the first Board President of the Permian Playhouse. Also in 1948, Marion was a co-organizer of the Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce where he served on the Board of Directors. He was also chairman of the first Independence Day Festival Bathing Beauty Contest.
Marion co-organized the Odessa Life Underwriters Association and served one term as president. He also co-organized the General Agents and Managers Conference of Midland/Odessa and served two terms as president, in 1958 and 1968. In 1974 he became a Paul Harris Fellow in the Odessa Rotary Club and has over 24 years perfect attendance.
Marion has served on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Advisory Board in Odessa and has been a continued supporter of the center since its inception in 1983.
In 1946, while living in El Paso, he joined Bankers Life Company of Des Moines, which is now the Principal Financial Group. In 1950, he led the State of Texas in sales and 7th in the nation. He was named to the Company's Hall of Fame in 1985 and has worked with the same company for over 58 years. The Heritage Foundation of Odessa and the Odessa American awarded Marion the Community Statesman Award in 1986.
The Republican Party of Ector County was co-organized by Marion; it was formed from a group of 4 men called "Democrats for Eisenhower."
Marion is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruthie, son, Michael Adams, of London, England, daughters, Jan Maynard of Longview, Kathy Cogdill of Stanton and Christina Waldron of Odessa; brother Earl Adams of Danville, VA; five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2004, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A private burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church or The Salvation Army. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Mr. Adams graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now called Virginia Tech, with a Bachelor of Science Degree on June 9, 1941. He entered the Army as Second Lieutenant on June 15, 1941, and served at Ft. Monroe and Ft. Eustis. He was then promoted to First Lieutenant on February 1, 1942, and served at Ft. Bliss, Camp David, and Ft. Fisher. He also served as Battery Commander at the last two locations.
On January 15, 1943, he was promoted to Captain and sailed from San Francisco in July of that year; he landed on the Fiji Islands and was reassigned to an anti-aircraft group heading for combat. Marion saw limited action at Guadalcanal and took part in two battles in Bouganville. From Bouganville, he sailed to Luzon, Philippine Islands late in 1944 and participated in a convoy that was thirty miles long and ten miles wide.
An assault landing was made on Luzon in Lagaina Bay, which was the identical spot the Japanese had landed four years earlier. He then became attached to the 14th Corp G3 section to lead a battalion through Clark Field and on to Manila fighting along the way.
Marion took part in securing Santo Thomas University where women and children were interned and played a role breaching the Wall City in Manila. He was then transferred to G3 section of the Sixth Army Headquarters and appointed Assistant G3 in charge of coordinating and supervising the combat testing of new equipment sent to the Pacific Theatre. Two important weapons emerged from this operation — "Snooper" Scopes and "Sniper" Scopes using infrared, which are used extensively today by the Air Force. The darker the night the better you can see; 50,000 were ordered to be distributed to 6 Army divisions.
Recoilless weapons were highly secretive until the Korean War; the newspapers had two-inch letter revealing their existence. Marion could only smile, since some five years earlier he had ordered for General Kruger 10,000 90-millimeter weapons and 20,000 40-millimeter recoilless guns. In mid 1945, Marion was promoted to Major but declined the promotion to come home sooner. Marion was part of the occupied forces in Japan while stationed in Keoto. His promotion to major was waiting for him upon arriving back in the States in November 1945.
Marion served as a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Odessa and served as Sunday School Superintendent for two years. He was an Elder at St. Paul Presbyterian Church of Odessa, and since 1990 he has been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Odessa Masonic Lodge No. 955, a charter member of McFarland Masonic Lodge No. 1338, a member of the Scottish Rite for 50 years, and Al Mida Shrine, both in El Paso.
He was a former member of the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang and in 1948 he was the first Board President of the Permian Playhouse. Also in 1948, Marion was a co-organizer of the Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce where he served on the Board of Directors. He was also chairman of the first Independence Day Festival Bathing Beauty Contest.
Marion co-organized the Odessa Life Underwriters Association and served one term as president. He also co-organized the General Agents and Managers Conference of Midland/Odessa and served two terms as president, in 1958 and 1968. In 1974 he became a Paul Harris Fellow in the Odessa Rotary Club and has over 24 years perfect attendance.
Marion has served on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Advisory Board in Odessa and has been a continued supporter of the center since its inception in 1983.
In 1946, while living in El Paso, he joined Bankers Life Company of Des Moines, which is now the Principal Financial Group. In 1950, he led the State of Texas in sales and 7th in the nation. He was named to the Company's Hall of Fame in 1985 and has worked with the same company for over 58 years. The Heritage Foundation of Odessa and the Odessa American awarded Marion the Community Statesman Award in 1986.
The Republican Party of Ector County was co-organized by Marion; it was formed from a group of 4 men called "Democrats for Eisenhower."
Marion is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruthie, son, Michael Adams, of London, England, daughters, Jan Maynard of Longview, Kathy Cogdill of Stanton and Christina Waldron of Odessa; brother Earl Adams of Danville, VA; five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2004, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A private burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church or The Salvation Army. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Marion E. Adams was born May 28, 1918, in Java, Virginia. He married Ruth Monroe on November 21, 1942, in El Paso, Texas. They moved to Odessa on August 1, 1947.
Mr. Adams graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now called Virginia Tech, with a Bachelor of Science Degree on June 9, 1941. He entered the Army as Second Lieutenant on June 15, 1941, and served at Ft. Monroe and Ft. Eustis. He was then promoted to First Lieutenant on February 1, 1942, and served at Ft. Bliss, Camp David, and Ft. Fisher. He also served as Battery Commander at the last two locations.
On January 15, 1943, he was promoted to Captain and sailed from San Francisco in July of that year; he landed on the Fiji Islands and was reassigned to an anti-aircraft group heading for combat. Marion saw limited action at Guadalcanal and took part in two battles in Bouganville. From Bouganville, he sailed to Luzon, Philippine Islands late in 1944 and participated in a convoy that was thirty miles long and ten miles wide.
An assault landing was made on Luzon in Lagaina Bay, which was the identical spot the Japanese had landed four years earlier. He then became attached to the 14th Corp G3 section to lead a battalion through Clark Field and on to Manila fighting along the way.
Marion took part in securing Santo Thomas University where women and children were interned and played a role breaching the Wall City in Manila. He was then transferred to G3 section of the Sixth Army Headquarters and appointed Assistant G3 in charge of coordinating and supervising the combat testing of new equipment sent to the Pacific Theatre. Two important weapons emerged from this operation — "Snooper" Scopes and "Sniper" Scopes using infrared, which are used extensively today by the Air Force. The darker the night the better you can see; 50,000 were ordered to be distributed to 6 Army divisions.
Recoilless weapons were highly secretive until the Korean War; the newspapers had two-inch letter revealing their existence. Marion could only smile, since some five years earlier he had ordered for General Kruger 10,000 90-millimeter weapons and 20,000 40-millimeter recoilless guns. In mid 1945, Marion was promoted to Major but declined the promotion to come home sooner. Marion was part of the occupied forces in Japan while stationed in Keoto. His promotion to major was waiting for him upon arriving back in the States in November 1945.
Marion served as a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Odessa and served as Sunday School Superintendent for two years. He was an Elder at St. Paul Presbyterian Church of Odessa, and since 1990 he has been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Odessa Masonic Lodge No. 955, a charter member of McFarland Masonic Lodge No. 1338, a member of the Scottish Rite for 50 years, and Al Mida Shrine, both in El Paso.
He was a former member of the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang and in 1948 he was the first Board President of the Permian Playhouse. Also in 1948, Marion was a co-organizer of the Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce where he served on the Board of Directors. He was also chairman of the first Independence Day Festival Bathing Beauty Contest.
Marion co-organized the Odessa Life Underwriters Association and served one term as president. He also co-organized the General Agents and Managers Conference of Midland/Odessa and served two terms as president, in 1958 and 1968. In 1974 he became a Paul Harris Fellow in the Odessa Rotary Club and has over 24 years perfect attendance.
Marion has served on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Advisory Board in Odessa and has been a continued supporter of the center since its inception in 1983.
In 1946, while living in El Paso, he joined Bankers Life Company of Des Moines, which is now the Principal Financial Group. In 1950, he led the State of Texas in sales and 7th in the nation. He was named to the Company's Hall of Fame in 1985 and has worked with the same company for over 58 years. The Heritage Foundation of Odessa and the Odessa American awarded Marion the Community Statesman Award in 1986.
The Republican Party of Ector County was co-organized by Marion; it was formed from a group of 4 men called "Democrats for Eisenhower."
Marion is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruthie, son, Michael Adams, of London, England, daughters, Jan Maynard of Longview, Kathy Cogdill of Stanton and Christina Waldron of Odessa; brother Earl Adams of Danville, VA; five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2004, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A private burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church or The Salvation Army. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Mr. Adams graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now called Virginia Tech, with a Bachelor of Science Degree on June 9, 1941. He entered the Army as Second Lieutenant on June 15, 1941, and served at Ft. Monroe and Ft. Eustis. He was then promoted to First Lieutenant on February 1, 1942, and served at Ft. Bliss, Camp David, and Ft. Fisher. He also served as Battery Commander at the last two locations.
On January 15, 1943, he was promoted to Captain and sailed from San Francisco in July of that year; he landed on the Fiji Islands and was reassigned to an anti-aircraft group heading for combat. Marion saw limited action at Guadalcanal and took part in two battles in Bouganville. From Bouganville, he sailed to Luzon, Philippine Islands late in 1944 and participated in a convoy that was thirty miles long and ten miles wide.
An assault landing was made on Luzon in Lagaina Bay, which was the identical spot the Japanese had landed four years earlier. He then became attached to the 14th Corp G3 section to lead a battalion through Clark Field and on to Manila fighting along the way.
Marion took part in securing Santo Thomas University where women and children were interned and played a role breaching the Wall City in Manila. He was then transferred to G3 section of the Sixth Army Headquarters and appointed Assistant G3 in charge of coordinating and supervising the combat testing of new equipment sent to the Pacific Theatre. Two important weapons emerged from this operation — "Snooper" Scopes and "Sniper" Scopes using infrared, which are used extensively today by the Air Force. The darker the night the better you can see; 50,000 were ordered to be distributed to 6 Army divisions.
Recoilless weapons were highly secretive until the Korean War; the newspapers had two-inch letter revealing their existence. Marion could only smile, since some five years earlier he had ordered for General Kruger 10,000 90-millimeter weapons and 20,000 40-millimeter recoilless guns. In mid 1945, Marion was promoted to Major but declined the promotion to come home sooner. Marion was part of the occupied forces in Japan while stationed in Keoto. His promotion to major was waiting for him upon arriving back in the States in November 1945.
Marion served as a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Odessa and served as Sunday School Superintendent for two years. He was an Elder at St. Paul Presbyterian Church of Odessa, and since 1990 he has been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Odessa Masonic Lodge No. 955, a charter member of McFarland Masonic Lodge No. 1338, a member of the Scottish Rite for 50 years, and Al Mida Shrine, both in El Paso.
He was a former member of the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang and in 1948 he was the first Board President of the Permian Playhouse. Also in 1948, Marion was a co-organizer of the Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce where he served on the Board of Directors. He was also chairman of the first Independence Day Festival Bathing Beauty Contest.
Marion co-organized the Odessa Life Underwriters Association and served one term as president. He also co-organized the General Agents and Managers Conference of Midland/Odessa and served two terms as president, in 1958 and 1968. In 1974 he became a Paul Harris Fellow in the Odessa Rotary Club and has over 24 years perfect attendance.
Marion has served on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Advisory Board in Odessa and has been a continued supporter of the center since its inception in 1983.
In 1946, while living in El Paso, he joined Bankers Life Company of Des Moines, which is now the Principal Financial Group. In 1950, he led the State of Texas in sales and 7th in the nation. He was named to the Company's Hall of Fame in 1985 and has worked with the same company for over 58 years. The Heritage Foundation of Odessa and the Odessa American awarded Marion the Community Statesman Award in 1986.
The Republican Party of Ector County was co-organized by Marion; it was formed from a group of 4 men called "Democrats for Eisenhower."
Marion is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruthie, son, Michael Adams, of London, England, daughters, Jan Maynard of Longview, Kathy Cogdill of Stanton and Christina Waldron of Odessa; brother Earl Adams of Danville, VA; five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2004, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A private burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church or The Salvation Army. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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