After serving as an enlisted man in the Army Air Forces in World War II. After the war he returned to college, graduating with a master of divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in Holland, Michigan in 1950. In 1951 he was recalled to active military service as a Chaplain. He retired in 1976 as a U.S. Air Force Brigadier General.
Sponsored by:
Thomas
Marvin
Groome
, Jr.
1921
–
January 13, 2011
Born:
Greensboro
,
North Carolina
Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Thomas Marvin Groome, Jr., United States Air Force, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Groome and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.
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Legion of Merit
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Thomas Marvin Groome, Jr., United States Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Groome and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.