Elden married Shirley Myrtle Spalding in Australia.
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Obituary From the Currie Funeral Home (Kilmarnock, Va.) website, August 2008:
Elden Cornelius Campbell, Col., U. S. Army, (Ret.) 89 of Lancaster died on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. He was born on February 23, 1919 in Medford, Mass., son of the late Cornelius and Margaret Campbell. He was a member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church. Colonel Campbell retired with over 30 years of U.S. Army service. He was an early World War II parachutist who served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in operations in the Pacific Theatre, which included the recapture of Corregidor, Philippine Islands and its "return" to General Mac Arthur in February 1945. He was a member of the Retired Army Officers Association and an active volunteer with a number of organizations in the local community.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Shirley Spaulding Campbell; a daughter, Carol A. Shannon of Weems; a son, John E. Campbell of Lancaster; granddaughter Elizabeth A. Kuhn and husband, Mark of Woodbridge ; a great granddaughter, Cassidy Elizabeth Kuhn; a brother William F. Campbell of Exeter, N. H.; a sister, Mary C. Flagg of Ayer, Mass.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23 at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock, Va. with Father James Bruse officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Virginia, P.O. Box 2098, Tappahannock, Va. 22560.
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Obituary From the Currie Funeral Home (Kilmarnock, Va.) website, August 2008:
Elden Cornelius Campbell, Col., U. S. Army, (Ret.) 89 of Lancaster died on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. He was born on February 23, 1919 in Medford, Mass., son of the late Cornelius and Margaret Campbell. He was a member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church. Colonel Campbell retired with over 30 years of U.S. Army service. He was an early World War II parachutist who served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in operations in the Pacific Theatre, which included the recapture of Corregidor, Philippine Islands and its "return" to General Mac Arthur in February 1945. He was a member of the Retired Army Officers Association and an active volunteer with a number of organizations in the local community.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Shirley Spaulding Campbell; a daughter, Carol A. Shannon of Weems; a son, John E. Campbell of Lancaster; granddaughter Elizabeth A. Kuhn and husband, Mark of Woodbridge ; a great granddaughter, Cassidy Elizabeth Kuhn; a brother William F. Campbell of Exeter, N. H.; a sister, Mary C. Flagg of Ayer, Mass.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23 at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock, Va. with Father James Bruse officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Virginia, P.O. Box 2098, Tappahannock, Va. 22560.
Elden married Shirley Myrtle Spalding in Australia.
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Obituary From the Currie Funeral Home (Kilmarnock, Va.) website, August 2008:
Elden Cornelius Campbell, Col., U. S. Army, (Ret.) 89 of Lancaster died on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. He was born on February 23, 1919 in Medford, Mass., son of the late Cornelius and Margaret Campbell. He was a member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church. Colonel Campbell retired with over 30 years of U.S. Army service. He was an early World War II parachutist who served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in operations in the Pacific Theatre, which included the recapture of Corregidor, Philippine Islands and its "return" to General Mac Arthur in February 1945. He was a member of the Retired Army Officers Association and an active volunteer with a number of organizations in the local community.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Shirley Spaulding Campbell; a daughter, Carol A. Shannon of Weems; a son, John E. Campbell of Lancaster; granddaughter Elizabeth A. Kuhn and husband, Mark of Woodbridge ; a great granddaughter, Cassidy Elizabeth Kuhn; a brother William F. Campbell of Exeter, N. H.; a sister, Mary C. Flagg of Ayer, Mass.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23 at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock, Va. with Father James Bruse officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Virginia, P.O. Box 2098, Tappahannock, Va. 22560.
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Obituary From the Currie Funeral Home (Kilmarnock, Va.) website, August 2008:
Elden Cornelius Campbell, Col., U. S. Army, (Ret.) 89 of Lancaster died on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. He was born on February 23, 1919 in Medford, Mass., son of the late Cornelius and Margaret Campbell. He was a member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church. Colonel Campbell retired with over 30 years of U.S. Army service. He was an early World War II parachutist who served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in operations in the Pacific Theatre, which included the recapture of Corregidor, Philippine Islands and its "return" to General Mac Arthur in February 1945. He was a member of the Retired Army Officers Association and an active volunteer with a number of organizations in the local community.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Shirley Spaulding Campbell; a daughter, Carol A. Shannon of Weems; a son, John E. Campbell of Lancaster; granddaughter Elizabeth A. Kuhn and husband, Mark of Woodbridge ; a great granddaughter, Cassidy Elizabeth Kuhn; a brother William F. Campbell of Exeter, N. H.; a sister, Mary C. Flagg of Ayer, Mass.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23 at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock, Va. with Father James Bruse officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Virginia, P.O. Box 2098, Tappahannock, Va. 22560.
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