McGee, born in 1920 in College Park, Ga., grew up in Hartford, Ala. He attended the University of Alabama and entered the US Army in 1943. He attended OCS in Ft. Benning, Ga., was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1944, and served in Europe during World War II. He also served during the Korean War. McGee retired from the National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel in ca. 1966. He has served as a judge in Dale Co., Ala., and has published a number of books on Dale Co. and Ft. Rucker, Ala.
From the description of Oral History Interview with Val L. McGee, 2003 Jul. 24. (Troy State University - Dothan). WorldCat record id: 77519601