Jerry Walker Winslow
Submitted by Iva Winslow

Jerry Walker Winslow (U.S. Army Retired) passed away 30 August 2005.  He was born on 12 December 1933 to Henry (Ike) and Juanita Winslow in Eastland, Texas.   

Mr Winslow spent his early years in Eastland and in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  He moved to San Antonio, Texas at about 12 years of age.  He began voice lessons at that time and spent many years in vocal competition.  His academic background was in music, theater, and public speaking, and he was a professional actor.  He appeared in lead roles in over 100 dramatic and musical productions.   

He married the former Iva Van Pelt on Valentine’s Day 1953 at the Main Post Chapel, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and they had two sons, Kevin and Van Winslow. 

Mr. Winslow worked in various fields including sales, management, and was a published author. He was a life-long actor, singer, and public speaker.  Jerry retired from the US Army in 1975 after serving in the Army Security Agency at Fort Devens, Massachusetts; the Presidio of Monterey, California; Fort Wolters, Texas; Clark Air Force Base, the Philippine Islands; Shemya, the Aleutian Islands; Fort Clayton, Panama; and the Republic of Vietnam.  He also served at Fort Ord, California, in Special Services, and in San Antonio, Texas, with the US Army Recruiting Command.   

Jerry was interested in the well-being of young people and volunteered his time, mentoring and teaching at-risk students. 

Jerry Winslow was preceded in death by his parents, his stepfather, Jack Truskett; and grandson, Walker Winslow. He is survived by his wife, his one true love; his two sons, Kevin, and Van and wife, Pamela; two granddaughters, Vanessa and Amy; and sister, Judy Benton and husband Jim of Granbury,Texas. 

A Memorial service was held Friday, September 9th at the Main Post Chapel, Fort Sam Houston.

Iva Winslow
2 SEP 2005

J. Walker Winslow
Writer/Speaker
American Author's Association
Military Writer's Society of America
You're invited to www.leapindeacon.com

 

 

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William E. Potts, General USA (Ret)
Submitted by Bill Jacobson
 

washingtonpost.com

Gen. William Potts Dies; Fought in 3 Wars

By Joe Holley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 27, 2005; B06

William E. Potts, 83, a retired lieutenant general in the Army, a decorated veteran of three wars and a military intelligence official in the 1960s and 1970s, died of heart disease Aug. 16 at Powhatan Nursing Home in Falls Church. He was a longtime Arlington resident.

Gen. Potts was born in Heavener, Okla., and graduated from Oklahoma Military Academy (now Rogers State University) in 1941.

At age 20, six weeks after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, he passed up an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy to enlist in the Army. He participated in the Normandy landings and led Armored Cavalry forces in reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines for Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd Army. His unit was so effective in night operations that the German army's general staff dubbed its soldiers "the ghosts of Patton's Army."

He was only 22 years old when Patton gave him a battlefield promotion to major in recognition of his leadership as a battalion commander during the Lorraine campaign. He was seriously wounded during the fighting in France.

After World War II, he commanded the 72nd Tank Battalion in combat during the Korean War and the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment along the border between East Germany and West Germany in the late 1950s.

He also served almost five years in Vietnam, where he was responsible for implementing the buildup of Korean, Australian and New Zealand troops in 1965 and 1966. From 1969 to 1972, he served as head of combined military intelligence in Vietnam.

Between tours of duty in Vietnam, Gen. Potts held a number of positions in military intelligence, including chief of staff of the Army Security Agency and assistant chief of staff for Army intelligence in the Pacific. After his last tour of duty in Vietnam, he served as the Army's assistant chief of staff for intelligence and as deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Gen. Potts received a second undergraduate degree, from the University of Maryland, in the 1950s, as well as two master's degrees from George Washington University, in management and personnel administration in 1955 and in international affairs in 1962. He was a doctoral candidate in executive development and contemporary international relations at American University but was reassigned to Vietnam before finishing the degree.

 

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ROBERT W. GINNIS, Lt. Col., USA (Ret)
Submitted by Bonnie Cooper

Passed on August 9, 2005, after a brief illness. He was born on December 12, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Ginnis served with the Merchant Marines. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Military Science from the University of Maryland. He entered the U.S. Army in 1947 and retired in 1970. He served with the Army Security Agency, the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. After his retirement he worked as the Business Manager of the Computer Science Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, until his retirement in 1987.
He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Constance M. Ginnis; his son, Robert V. Ginnis, daughter- in-law, Luli and granddaughter, Kathryn, of Germantown, Maryland; son, Jeffrey R. Ginnis of the residence; daughter, Joan C. Szabo; son-in-law, Jule and granddaughters, Mary and Elizabeth, of Fairfax, Virginia; daughter, Susan C. Jusnes, son-in-law, Jan, and grandson, Kristoffer, of Fuquay-Varina, NC; grandson, Robert M. Jusnes and his wife, Jannette, of Fuquay-Varina, NC; son-in-law, Stewart Klein, and granddaughters, Melinda, Sarah and Emma of Dalton, MA.
He is preceded in death by his youngest daughter, Marie C. Klein, and his daughter-in-law, Nancy Ginnis.
Visitation is to be held at Robert A. Pumphrey's Funeral, 300 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850, on Sunday, August 14 from 3 - 5 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m.
A funeral service will be held at Pumphrey's Funeral home on Monday, August 15 at 10 a.m.
A full military honors funeral will be held on Monday, October 24, 2005 at the Old Post Chapel in Fort Myer, Virginia, with internment to follow at Arlington National Cemetery.