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Adolph Schwenk Obituary
Of Pinehurst died Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at Womack Army Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. Born in New York City, NY to the late Gustav and Katherine Holer Schwenk, he was a gradaute of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and the Army War College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp for 39 years in WWII, Korea and Vietnam retiring with the rank to Lt. General. He commanded every level from the Infantry Platoon to the Marine Expeditionary Force. He and his wife retired to Pinehurst in 1982 to enjoy his passion for golf and he was active on the Marine Corp League and the Pinehurst Country Club. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Ann Schwenk; his two sons, James R. Schwenk of Manassas, VA and R. Michael Schwenk of Richland, WA; his brother, Gustav Schwenk of South Carolina; his two sisters, Marie Trimble and Elsie Taylor brother of Florida and four grandchildren, Brian, Stephen, Stacey and Mary. Graveside services will be in Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 3 p.m. with Full Military Honors. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Marine Corp League, 27 Middleton Pl., Southern Pines, NC 28387.
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Col. Richard Goodale (USMC Ret)
April 12, 2004
My first Platoon Commander at Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, after graduating from boot camp in 1948. A Marine's Marine and the finest troop leader I served in 32.5 years of service. One of a kind.
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