Col Grady Ford RIALS\Meredith Jane LAUDENSLAGER (MRIN:1098)

Col Grady Ford RIALS (RIN: 2401), son of William Henry "Willie" RIALS and Martha Samantha "Mattie" HOLMES , was born 01 September 1914 in Rials Home; Jayess, Lawrence County, Mississippi. He married Meredith Jane LAUDENSLAGER 21 August 1948 in Weatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. He died 13 June 1988 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Meredith Jane LAUDENSLAGER (RIN: 2146), daughter of Ray Victor LAUDENSLAGER and Grace CAWLEY , was born 24 June 1924 in Grandparents home; Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

Notes for Col Grady Ford RIALS:

Birth: 01 September 1914 in Rials Home; Jayess, Lawrence County, Mississippi.
Death: 13 June 1988 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Burial: 25 July 1988 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia
Christening: Old Bismark Baptist; Lawrence County, Mississippi
Residence: bet. 1914 and 1937 Jayess, Lawrence County, Mississippi
Census: 09 February 1920 #272 Dist 109, Beat 3, Lawrence Co, Miss, age 5, MS, MS, MS
Census: 10 April 1930 #45 Topeka Rd, Dis t 5, Beat 3, Lawrence Co, Miss, age 15, MS, MS, MS
High School: 1933 Topeka High, Lawrence County, Mississippi
University: 1937 BS, Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Military: bet. 1937 and 1938 Ft McClelland
Military: bet. 1938 and 1946 US Army US & Pacific
Military: bet. 1946 and 1948 Ft Eustis, Virginia
University: bet. 1948 and 1949 MBA, University Southern California; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Military: bet. 1949 and 1950 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Residence: bet. 1951 and 1953 US Army Germany
Residence: 1960 Taipei City, Taiwan
Military: 1969 Retired Col U.S. Army
Occupation: bet. 1969 and 1977 Prof Business Admin; McNeese State University; Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Residence: 1970 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Residence: 1980 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana