Max S. Lale Papers 1936-1994

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Max S. Lale Papers 1936-1994

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Max Sims Lale, artillery officer, journalist, publisher, author, and historian, was born August 31, 1916, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1932. While attending the University of Oklahoma from 1934 to 1938 he was a member of the R.O.T.C. specializing in the tactics of artillery bombardment. He volunteered for military service in 1940 and, in 1944, achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel while attached to the 401st Field Artillery Group in Europe. After the war, he served in the military reserves with the 49th Armored Division Field Artillery, Texas National Guard. Lale was associated with several East Texas newspapers and was a partner in an insurance agency in Marshall, Texas. In 1961, he became manager of communications and public relations for Thiokol Corporation, the operating contractor for the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant in Marshall. He retired in 1975. After the 1982 death of his first wife, Georgiana Lale, he married Lloyd May "Cissy" Stewart in 1983. The records include correspondence, military personnel records, publications, memorabilia, and maps pertaining to Lale’s military and civilian careers.

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