Obituaries:  James Walter White, Jr., Sabine Parish       W-300
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 11, 1992
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Chaplain Colonel James Walter White, Jr., Ret.

  Services for Chaplain Colonel James Walter White Jr., Ret., 54,
were held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 5, 1992, at Minden
Presbyterian Church. Officiating was Rev. Floyd R. Whatley,
Chaplain Col. Henry L. Hunt, and Rev. Joe T. Sheeler. Burial was
in Minden Cemetery, under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral
Home, Minden, La.

  Chaplain White died Monday, March 2, 1992, at his residence,
after a sudden illness. He was born in Minden, La., was a former
resident of Leesville, La., and had been a resident of Minden,
La., for the past three years. Chaplain White was a member of the
Minden Presbyterian Church, and of the Presbytery of the Pines.

  During his 23 years of service, he was a member of the 82nd
Airborne Division, and served in Vietnam. He also served in the
1st Armored Division, as an assistant Division Chaplain for the
5th Infantry Division at Ft. Polk, La., past Chaplain at the
National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, Calif., and retired as
Installation Staff Chaplain at Ft. Polk, La. In May of 1989. His
decorations include the following; Legion of Merit, Bronze Star
(2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (1st
Oak Leaf Cluster), and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, with Palm.
Chaplain White completed the Chaplain Officer Basic Course,
Airborne Training School, Chaplain Advanced Course, and Command
General Staff College.

  Survivors include his lifelong friend, Sue G. White of Many,
La.; son James Walter White III of Navarre, Fla.; daughter,
Suzanne White of Minden, La.; and parents, Mr. And Mrs. J. Walter
White Sr.

  Pallbearers were military.

  Honorary pallbearers were the Session of the Minden Presbyterian
Church. Dr. Ed Brown, Dan P. Logan Jr., Rogers Reeves, Col. Dan
Prather, August Hocevar, and Billy Kalpakis.