Military Records: Lt. Col./Chaplain George E. Roberts, 1978, Winn Parish, La.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 13, 1978 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Winn Chaplain Retires After 36 Years' Duty

Chaplain Lt. Col. George E. Roberts, Jr., retired from the U. S. Army Reserve
in special ceremonies at Bossier City, September 9, 1978 after 36 years of
military service.

Roberts, a native of Winn Parish, was graduated from Dodson High School in
1935.  He began his military career in March, 1941 as a private, serving at
Fort Bragg, N. C., Camp Adair, Or., Camp Shelby, Miss., and Second Army
Headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., where he was discharged as a Technical
Sergeant in October, 1945.  While a student at Louisiana College he joined the
Louisiana National Guard in November, 1946, when it was reactivated following
World War II.  Upon graduating from New Orleans Theological Seminary in
1951, he entered the Army as a chaplain, serving at Fort Bliss, TX., Fort
Polk, Fort Riley, KS., and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea.  After
three years of active duty he transferred to the reserve in 1954. For the past
seven years he has been senior Chaplain for the 4013th U. S. Army Garrison in
Bossier City.

In civilian life Roberts is employed by the Louisiana Baptist Convention as
Director of Missions for the area of central Louisiana.  He and his wife live
in Pineville.  They have five children, all married.  He has served as pastor
of churches at Manifest and Dodson, Louisiana, Junction City, Kansas, and
Levelland, Texas.  Before coming to his present position in 1970 he served 13
years as director of missions in Topeka, KS.