Barren County KyArchives Obituaries.....Elliott, Shed Robert March 15, 2001
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Glasgow Daily Times, Wednesday, 28 March 2001, p. 2.
Name: Shed Robert Elliott [photo] - Black - Lt Colonel
Residence: Las Vegas, NV - formerly of Glasgow
Died: Thursday, 15 March 2001, Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, age 74.
Born: 18 July 1926 Bakertown, KY
Son of: Shed Elliott Jr and Stella Mae Lawson Elliott
Member Johnson Chapel C M E Church at an early age. Educated at West Viginia
State College, the University of Martyland and the University of Oklahoma.
Joined the US Army in 1944 and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in
the Ordinance Corps after 24 years of service. This included seven years in
Europe, Germany and Italy; three years in Japan and one year each in Korea and
Vietnam. He became associated with the Nuclear Weapons Program when assigned to
the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base in 1952. Subsequently,
served in the technical management and command positions involving nuclear
weapons safety, maintenance storage and disposal insice and outside the
continental United States. Prior to going to Vietnam in 1967, he was chief of
Weapons Safety Division, U S Army Nucelar Weapons Surety Group. On return from
Vietnam, he served until retirement as an inspector general at the US Army
Material Command in Washington, DC. He was a member of Zion United Methodist
Church where he worked with the United Methodist Men. Also also a member of the
local NAACP, American Society of Military Engineers, American Ordinance
Association, Veterans of Foreigh Wars, 9" & 10" Calvary Association (commonly
known as 'Buffalo Soldiers) and West Virginia State Alumni. Received many awards
including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star medal and the Army Commendation
medal. He was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors:
Wife: Patricia Elliott of Las Vegas
Grand-children: Joseph and Kimberly of Alaska and Jessica Elliott of Las Vegas
Brothers: Bobby Elliott and wife Colbert Jean and Alexander Elliott of Haywood, KY
Several nieces and nephews, and other relatives.
Preceded also in death by:
Sons: Robert and Wyndham Elliott
Brothers: Kyle and Joe Elliott
Services: 11 am Thursday, 22 March 2001, Zion United Methodist Church, Las
Vegan, interment Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, 3 April at 3:30.


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