Marion Collier Ross (January 24, 1927 – February 8, 2003) was a
lieutenant general
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in the
United States Army
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.
He is a former commander of the
I Corps at
Fort Lewis Fort Lewis may refer to:
* Fort Lewis (Colorado), a former United States Army post (1878–1891) in the U.S. State of Colorado
** Fort Lewis College, a college in the Durango, Colorado, United States
** Fort Lewis Skyhawks, athletic teams of Fort L ...
, a post which he served from 1978 to 1979. He was also Deputy Commanding General of the
United States Army Forces Command
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, and Commander,
Third United States Army
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system
Places
* 3rd Street (di ...
, retiring in 1983.
He married Ann Eleanor Sylvester at Fort Benning in 1950.
Ross died in 2003 and is interred at Fort Benning.
References
1927 births
2003 deaths
United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
People from Moberly, Missouri
Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Recipients of the Silver Star
United States Army generals
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