COL US Marine Corps
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Colonel James Martin Callender, 91, of Atlantic Beach Florida and San Antonio, Texas was taken home to be with the Lord and with his beloved wife, Nancy, on September 24, 2010. Colonel Callender was born in Port Neches, Texas to Pearlie and Nevada Callender on September 5, 1919. After graduating from Beaumont's South Park High School in 1936, he entered Lamar Junior College. He later applied for and earned an appointment to the US Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of 1942 in December of 1941, barely two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Samoa and as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachments on board the USS Guam and the USS Franklin Roosevelt, participating in several notable surface engagements. After returning home in 1945, Captain Callender met and married Nancy Mundy Baldwin of Auburn, New York. At the start of the Korean War in 1950, then Major Callender was posted as Operations Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, deploying to Korea in October of 1950. Major Callender and his unit played a key role in one of the most epic and storied events in Marine Corps history, the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Major Callender was awarded the Silver Star with Combat "V" and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during this campaign.
After returning from Korea, Major Callender was posted to the US Naval Academy, serving as a Naval Gunfire Instructor and Company Tactical Officer. Major Callender received subsequent assignments as Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines; Executive Officer, Marine Corps Barracks, Pearl Harbor and Assistant Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia. Upon promotion to the rank of Colonel, he was posted to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for two years and was then chosen to attend the National War College.
In 1965, he returned to his military specialty, artillery, as Commanding Officer, 12th Marine Regiment, Da Nang, Republic of Viet Nam. Upon returning, he was posted to the Armed Forces Staff College as the Senior Marine Liason Officer. His final assignment was at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, first as Chief of Staff and then as Assistant Base Commander. Colonel Callender retired from active duty in June of 1971. Colonel Callender was also awarded the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, a Presidential Unit Citation with four Stars and numerous theater and campaign ribbons. After retirement, Colonel Callender earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Florida.
After his second retirement, he was able to pursue his lifelong love of golf through years of volunteer service with the Florida State Golf Association. He went on to sit on the Rules Committee of the United States Golf Association, officiating in numerous US Open golf tournaments and many other USGA and NCAA tournaments. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Florida State Golf Association.
His wife, Nancy, was an accomplished golfer in her own right. Colonel and Mrs. Callender lived in Atlantic Beach, Florida for many years before moving to San Antonio upon Nancy's death in 2003.
Colonel Callender is survived by his brother, William of Philomath, Oregon; two sons, James, Jr. of Seattle, Washington and Jeffrey of San Antonio, Texas, Daughter-in-Law Linda along with five grandchildren; Carrie of Dublin Ireland, James Martin, III of Shallotte, North Carolina, Jordan, Jared and Jonathan of San Antonio and Allie of Seattle, Washington. Colonel Callender will be interred at the National Cemetery at Quantico, Virginia alongside many of his beloved fellow Marines. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the First Tee program of the USGA.
Obituary provided by Leslie Pierce Royce
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Colonel James Martin Callender, 91, of Atlantic Beach Florida and San Antonio, Texas was taken home to be with the Lord and with his beloved wife, Nancy, on September 24, 2010. Colonel Callender was born in Port Neches, Texas to Pearlie and Nevada Callender on September 5, 1919. After graduating from Beaumont's South Park High School in 1936, he entered Lamar Junior College. He later applied for and earned an appointment to the US Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of 1942 in December of 1941, barely two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Samoa and as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachments on board the USS Guam and the USS Franklin Roosevelt, participating in several notable surface engagements. After returning home in 1945, Captain Callender met and married Nancy Mundy Baldwin of Auburn, New York. At the start of the Korean War in 1950, then Major Callender was posted as Operations Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, deploying to Korea in October of 1950. Major Callender and his unit played a key role in one of the most epic and storied events in Marine Corps history, the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Major Callender was awarded the Silver Star with Combat "V" and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during this campaign.
After returning from Korea, Major Callender was posted to the US Naval Academy, serving as a Naval Gunfire Instructor and Company Tactical Officer. Major Callender received subsequent assignments as Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines; Executive Officer, Marine Corps Barracks, Pearl Harbor and Assistant Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia. Upon promotion to the rank of Colonel, he was posted to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for two years and was then chosen to attend the National War College.
In 1965, he returned to his military specialty, artillery, as Commanding Officer, 12th Marine Regiment, Da Nang, Republic of Viet Nam. Upon returning, he was posted to the Armed Forces Staff College as the Senior Marine Liason Officer. His final assignment was at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, first as Chief of Staff and then as Assistant Base Commander. Colonel Callender retired from active duty in June of 1971. Colonel Callender was also awarded the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, a Presidential Unit Citation with four Stars and numerous theater and campaign ribbons. After retirement, Colonel Callender earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Florida.
After his second retirement, he was able to pursue his lifelong love of golf through years of volunteer service with the Florida State Golf Association. He went on to sit on the Rules Committee of the United States Golf Association, officiating in numerous US Open golf tournaments and many other USGA and NCAA tournaments. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Florida State Golf Association.
His wife, Nancy, was an accomplished golfer in her own right. Colonel and Mrs. Callender lived in Atlantic Beach, Florida for many years before moving to San Antonio upon Nancy's death in 2003.
Colonel Callender is survived by his brother, William of Philomath, Oregon; two sons, James, Jr. of Seattle, Washington and Jeffrey of San Antonio, Texas, Daughter-in-Law Linda along with five grandchildren; Carrie of Dublin Ireland, James Martin, III of Shallotte, North Carolina, Jordan, Jared and Jonathan of San Antonio and Allie of Seattle, Washington. Colonel Callender will be interred at the National Cemetery at Quantico, Virginia alongside many of his beloved fellow Marines. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the First Tee program of the USGA.
Obituary provided by Leslie Pierce Royce
COL US Marine Corps
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Colonel James Martin Callender, 91, of Atlantic Beach Florida and San Antonio, Texas was taken home to be with the Lord and with his beloved wife, Nancy, on September 24, 2010. Colonel Callender was born in Port Neches, Texas to Pearlie and Nevada Callender on September 5, 1919. After graduating from Beaumont's South Park High School in 1936, he entered Lamar Junior College. He later applied for and earned an appointment to the US Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of 1942 in December of 1941, barely two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Samoa and as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachments on board the USS Guam and the USS Franklin Roosevelt, participating in several notable surface engagements. After returning home in 1945, Captain Callender met and married Nancy Mundy Baldwin of Auburn, New York. At the start of the Korean War in 1950, then Major Callender was posted as Operations Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, deploying to Korea in October of 1950. Major Callender and his unit played a key role in one of the most epic and storied events in Marine Corps history, the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Major Callender was awarded the Silver Star with Combat "V" and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during this campaign.
After returning from Korea, Major Callender was posted to the US Naval Academy, serving as a Naval Gunfire Instructor and Company Tactical Officer. Major Callender received subsequent assignments as Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines; Executive Officer, Marine Corps Barracks, Pearl Harbor and Assistant Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia. Upon promotion to the rank of Colonel, he was posted to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for two years and was then chosen to attend the National War College.
In 1965, he returned to his military specialty, artillery, as Commanding Officer, 12th Marine Regiment, Da Nang, Republic of Viet Nam. Upon returning, he was posted to the Armed Forces Staff College as the Senior Marine Liason Officer. His final assignment was at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, first as Chief of Staff and then as Assistant Base Commander. Colonel Callender retired from active duty in June of 1971. Colonel Callender was also awarded the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, a Presidential Unit Citation with four Stars and numerous theater and campaign ribbons. After retirement, Colonel Callender earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Florida.
After his second retirement, he was able to pursue his lifelong love of golf through years of volunteer service with the Florida State Golf Association. He went on to sit on the Rules Committee of the United States Golf Association, officiating in numerous US Open golf tournaments and many other USGA and NCAA tournaments. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Florida State Golf Association.
His wife, Nancy, was an accomplished golfer in her own right. Colonel and Mrs. Callender lived in Atlantic Beach, Florida for many years before moving to San Antonio upon Nancy's death in 2003.
Colonel Callender is survived by his brother, William of Philomath, Oregon; two sons, James, Jr. of Seattle, Washington and Jeffrey of San Antonio, Texas, Daughter-in-Law Linda along with five grandchildren; Carrie of Dublin Ireland, James Martin, III of Shallotte, North Carolina, Jordan, Jared and Jonathan of San Antonio and Allie of Seattle, Washington. Colonel Callender will be interred at the National Cemetery at Quantico, Virginia alongside many of his beloved fellow Marines. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the First Tee program of the USGA.
Obituary provided by Leslie Pierce Royce
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Colonel James Martin Callender, 91, of Atlantic Beach Florida and San Antonio, Texas was taken home to be with the Lord and with his beloved wife, Nancy, on September 24, 2010. Colonel Callender was born in Port Neches, Texas to Pearlie and Nevada Callender on September 5, 1919. After graduating from Beaumont's South Park High School in 1936, he entered Lamar Junior College. He later applied for and earned an appointment to the US Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of 1942 in December of 1941, barely two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Samoa and as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachments on board the USS Guam and the USS Franklin Roosevelt, participating in several notable surface engagements. After returning home in 1945, Captain Callender met and married Nancy Mundy Baldwin of Auburn, New York. At the start of the Korean War in 1950, then Major Callender was posted as Operations Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, deploying to Korea in October of 1950. Major Callender and his unit played a key role in one of the most epic and storied events in Marine Corps history, the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Major Callender was awarded the Silver Star with Combat "V" and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during this campaign.
After returning from Korea, Major Callender was posted to the US Naval Academy, serving as a Naval Gunfire Instructor and Company Tactical Officer. Major Callender received subsequent assignments as Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines; Executive Officer, Marine Corps Barracks, Pearl Harbor and Assistant Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia. Upon promotion to the rank of Colonel, he was posted to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for two years and was then chosen to attend the National War College.
In 1965, he returned to his military specialty, artillery, as Commanding Officer, 12th Marine Regiment, Da Nang, Republic of Viet Nam. Upon returning, he was posted to the Armed Forces Staff College as the Senior Marine Liason Officer. His final assignment was at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, first as Chief of Staff and then as Assistant Base Commander. Colonel Callender retired from active duty in June of 1971. Colonel Callender was also awarded the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, a Presidential Unit Citation with four Stars and numerous theater and campaign ribbons. After retirement, Colonel Callender earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Florida.
After his second retirement, he was able to pursue his lifelong love of golf through years of volunteer service with the Florida State Golf Association. He went on to sit on the Rules Committee of the United States Golf Association, officiating in numerous US Open golf tournaments and many other USGA and NCAA tournaments. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Florida State Golf Association.
His wife, Nancy, was an accomplished golfer in her own right. Colonel and Mrs. Callender lived in Atlantic Beach, Florida for many years before moving to San Antonio upon Nancy's death in 2003.
Colonel Callender is survived by his brother, William of Philomath, Oregon; two sons, James, Jr. of Seattle, Washington and Jeffrey of San Antonio, Texas, Daughter-in-Law Linda along with five grandchildren; Carrie of Dublin Ireland, James Martin, III of Shallotte, North Carolina, Jordan, Jared and Jonathan of San Antonio and Allie of Seattle, Washington. Colonel Callender will be interred at the National Cemetery at Quantico, Virginia alongside many of his beloved fellow Marines. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the First Tee program of the USGA.
Obituary provided by Leslie Pierce Royce
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