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Marion Collier Ross (January 24, 1927 – February 8, 2003) was a
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in the
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. He is a former commander of the I Corps at
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, a post which he served from 1978 to 1979. He was also Deputy Commanding General of the
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, and Commander,
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, retiring in 1983. He married Ann Eleanor Sylvester at Fort Benning in 1950. Ross died in 2003 and is interred at Fort Benning.


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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 {{US-mil-bio-stub