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1904 - 1985
Chaplain
Corps,
USNR
We believe he was born in
Alabama on
February 1, 1904 to Isidore and
Fannie Woodall.
* By 1910, they had moved to Hill County, Texas. * The family still lived in Hill County in 1920. * Attended Trinity University, when it was a Presbyterian institution located at Waxahatchie, Texas and graduated from there in 1928. * Woodall attended Louisville Presbyterian Seminary from 1928 until 1932 when he received both a Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) and a Master of Theology (Th.M.) degree. * Woodall took a position in 1932 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Sunray, Texas after completing his work in Louisville. * By 1930, Isidore (age 26) had married and he and his wife Marie (age 25) lived in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  There
is a
time
gap here of ten years
* 1942
Enter US
Navy as a
chaplain.
* 1943 Assigned to the USS Oakland CL -95's pre-commissioning crew at Treasure Island, California. * 17 July 1943 commissioned the USS Oakland as the plankowner chaplain. * Upon our return to United States of American on 11 Januaray, 1945. Departed ship with a new assignment in Chaplain Corps and a promotion to Lt. Commander. There
is a
time
gap here of 18 years
The webmaster
thinks that he may have remained in the U.S. Navy and
retired with 20 plus years service.
* He
was the
minister
at John
Knox Presbyterian Church in Amarillo from 1963 to 1967 and retired as a
minister on February 1, 1969, which
was his
sixty fifth birthday.
* In 1970, he and his wife moved from Amarillo to Plano, Texas and later on to Santa Fe, * New Mexico where he died February 10, 1985. * His wife Marie died in Santa Fe in 1995. * They apparently had only one son, Sherrill Ormand Woodall, born July 9, 1925. * Sherrill died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 1, 1991.  The above
marked with * are
considered to be
true records that were researched and submitted by:
William Elton Green, Ph. D. Curator of History Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Canyon, Texas As
Dr. Green
says "the story continues to blossom"
Lineage of the
Chaplains of USS Oakland.
This is how I believe the order was: (pdh) Lt. Isadore Ormond Woodall, Lt.Cdr. USNR-V (Deceased) Plankowner 1943 to 1945 Lt. Robert W. Radcliffe, Captain, CHC, USN (Deceased) Second Chaplain, 1945 to 1946 Lt. George L Martin Captain, CHC, USN (Deceased) Third Chaplain 1946 to 1947 Lt. Ernest D. Miller, Lt.Cdr. USNR-V (Deceased) Fourth Chaplain 1947 to 1948 Chaplain and
Soldier
Chaplains
must walk a line different from the ordinary officer's. Chaplains
should never forget
that they are responsible to two professions, to two chains of command,
a line commander and the church that ordained them. The chaplain is and
must be a tightrope walker, aware constantly of balancing the needs of
the individual, the church, and the military. Chaplains are soldiers,
but unarmed. Although they go where their troops go, they are in a
different category. For example, if captured and sent to a prisoner-of-
war camp, they will be "detained persons," not "prisoners of war." The
laws of war recognize that chaplains, like doctors, have different
responsibilities from those of combat troops. The laws of war provide
for the continuation of their work even under prison conditions.
Walking the chaplain's tightrope is, though not without difficulties, well within human powers. Many men and women have, I believe, done it remarkably well. Certainly, I have never regretted my dual vocation as priest and soldier. Author Unknown Visit these 4
web pages to see
some of the sacrifices that they endured.
http://www.rtcol.com/~oakland/heroes.html
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