Gretna Christian Church 100th Anniversary
Minister: Dwight Mays
111 Leftwich Street
Gretna, Virginia
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 644 Gretna, Virginia 24557
Gretna, Virginia
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 644 Gretna, Virginia 24557
This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend. For the next few days I will be posting names of Members and Relatives of Gretna Christian Church that have served in the military. It is a great responsibility that these men and women carry on their shoulders. They are the representatives of our country during great strife abroad and at home. They risk so much so that we can enjoy those truths declared in the Declaration of Independence - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
This Memorial Day I would like to recall a prayer which I consider appropriate even though it was written many years ago during World War II. To be exact it was December 8,1944, General Patton of the Third Army of the United States called the Chief Chaplain James H. O'Neill requesting a prayer for good weather which resulted in the below message that was sent out to all of the Third Army as a Prayer Card. General Patton, according to Chaplain McNeil, believed in the power of prayer.
Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who upon thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies and establish Thy justice among men and nations.
The prayer card was distributed to all the troops by December 12-14, 1944. On December 16, 1944, the German Army began their offensive attack under the cover of the bad weather which crippled our aerial defenses. On December 20, 1944, the weather cleared, much to the surprise of the weather forecasters, permitting our superior air force to attack the German forces and supply lines. Thus, our army prevailed.
Remembering Our Servicemen and Servicewomen
PFC Donald Wayne Adkins
U.S. Army - Vietnam
KIA October 17, 1967 at age 19
Purple Heart Award
CPL Tommy Leonard Bailess
Tail Gunner U. S. Army Air Force
Korean War
PFC Clarence M. Bailey
U.S. Marines
KIA Korean War 1953
Purple Heart Award
Henry Jasper Barley
U.S. Army World War II
Served with the 638th Tank Destroyer Battallion in
European Theater
Wounded Christmas Day, 1944, in Belgium
Purple Heart Award
William Floyd Bowler
U.S. Army-World War II
Bronze Star and Purple Heart Award
CPL Abner J. Dalton, Sr.
U.S. Marines World War II
Purple Heart Award
Sgt. Berkley P. Dalton
U.S. Army-World War II
KIA France July 28, 1944
Pvt. Charlie M. Dalton
U.S. Army - Artillery World War I
Served 14 months in France
Born 1895 Died 1967
PFC Eric W. Dalton, Sr.
U.S. Army-Medical Corp
World War II
Lee Roy Dalton
Aviation Electrician
U.S. Navy-World War II
Tomorrow I will be posting more names. If anyone would like to add a name, please write on comment box and I will be glad to add.
Mark E. Poole photos
Disciples of Christ Historical Society
Disciples of Christ Historical Society
Gretna Christian Church
Atha Bailey
Linda Dalton
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