1918 - 2005

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• Birth	12 Sep 1918	Chattanooga, TN
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 2005
  Person ID	I018381	Herring
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2010 08:49:32
  Father	Bartley J. Greenwood
  Mother	Nancy Pauline Cushman
  Family ID	F010418	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Sallie Ruth Alphin, b. 24 Apr 1923, Duplin Co., NC
  Children	1. Bartley J. Greenwood, III   2. Sallie Maureen Greenwood
  Family ID	F010398	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Estelle Lorenz
  Family ID	F010417	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Col. Bartley Jay Greenwood, Jr., of Pensacola, FL, died August 31, 2005 at Baptist Manor. He was born in Chattanooga, TN on 12 September 1918, but the family soon moved to Granite City, IL, then to West Frankfort, IL. He attended McKendree College in Lebanon, IL from 1938-1940, where he participated in football, basketball, track, and was coeditor of the college newsletter. Bart entered the Army in 1941 and served until 1944 in the South Pacific. In 1944 he received a medical separation. He earned a BS in Education from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL in 1945; and an MS in Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, in 1951. In 1952 he was teaching and coaching about to become Headmaster at Onarga Military Academy, Onarga, IL, when he was recalled to military service. 1953-54: Performed in various staff and command positions in 2nd Infantry Divisional Artillery Unit in Korea; worked with UN Repatriations Group in the demilitarized zone. 1954: Served with an air defense battalion in Chicago 1956-60: Taught military history in the Georgia Tech ROTC Program; served as curriculum coordinator for career office courses at Fort Bliss, TX; attended Command General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1960-63: As assistant intelligence officer, V Corps Artillery, was responsible for Russian and East German Order of Battle and the Corps Nuclear Target Plan 1963-66: Army advisor to a Missouri National Guard Air Defense Battalion in the Kansas City, MO Air Defense 1966-68: Chief of the Rest and Recuperation Branch in Bangkok, Thailand, in support of the US Command in Vietnam; responsible for briefing and debriefing 6,000 troops per month 1968-69: Analyst on the Continental Army Commanders' Regional Manpower Survey Team, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 1969: Retired from service as a colonel in USAR He received the Bronze Star Medal; American Defense Service Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; National Defense Services Medal; Commendation Ribbon w/Metal Pendant w/1 OLC; Basic Missileman Badge; Joint Service Commendation Medal. Upon retirement from the Army in 1969, Bart moved to Pensacola, where he met and married Estelle Lorenz. He taught 8th grade Civics at Wedgewood Middle School. He retired in 1980, and because he believed in giving back to the community, he devoted many years to volunteer work with Reading is Fundamental, the Humane Society, and 15 years with the Five Flags Dog Training Club "Responsible Pet Ownership" program. He and Estelle also reestablished connection with friends from McKendree College, and organized 9 "Florida Fling" reunions, and for 15 years published "Open Line," a quarterly newsletter for McKendree friends. Bart wrote a chapter, "McKendreans in World War II," for the McKendree College History 1928-1978. In 1990, he received the prestigious Peter Akers award for outstanding service to the college. Bar was an avid reader. He loved to play golf, fish, garden, travel, bake, and cook. He was dubbed "The Happy Cooker." He was preceded in death by his parents, Bartley J. and Nancye Cushman Greenwood. Bart is survived by his wife of 32 years, Dr. Estelle Lorenz Greenwood; sister, Mary Greenwood of Gifford, IL; cousin Betty Cushman Berry (Sandy) of Hilton Head, SC; stepdaughter Dr. Brenna Lorenz (Dr. Mike Pulte) of State College, PA; stepson Philip J. Lorenz (Valerie) of Winchester, TN; daughter-in-law Karol Greenwood Williams (Curtis) of Clifton, VA; grandchildren Megaera Lorenz (Glenn Garrabrant) of Chicago, IL; Malachi Pulte; Carter, Jeffrey, and Matthew Williams; niece Norma Carole McDonald (Ray) of Mt. Olive, NC; nephews Tony Winstead (Lynn) of Mt. Olive, NC and Dr. Daniel C. Sumerlin Jr. (Suzie) of Roanoke, VA; brother-in-law Fred Alphin, Jr. (Glenna) of Raleigh, NC; sister-in-law Mary Alphin of Issaquah, WA; Goddaughter Kathy B. Gardner of Los Angeles, CA; and last, but not least, his beloved cats, Shana and Schatze. A memorial service will be held at the Navy Hospital Chapel sometime in late October or early November. Memorials may be made to the Estelle and Bart Greenwood Scholarship Fund, McKendree College, 701 College Rd., Lebanon, IL 62254.