John
Paulson, 75Front Royal, VA - John Paulson, Master Sergeant E8, Ret., 75, died Friday, August 6 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 12 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Front Royal, VA with Reverend Robert Jones officiating.
Casketbearers were Roy Jackson, Kenji Brown, Mark Pierson, Edward Frinks, David Jackson and Jeffrey John Jackson. Honorary casketbearers were Robert Kennedy, William Nuernberg, William Woods, Marshall Hamer and members of the TAXAIDE program, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal, VA was in charge of the arrangements.
John Willis Paulson was born on May 10, 1924 in Grygla, the son of Paul Olaf and Mina Adelia (Hvile) Paulson. He served in the military for 21 years. During World War II, John served in the U.S. Army in the 41st Infantry Division in the Philippines and later in the Occupation Force in Hiroshima, Japan. His decorations include the U.S. Army Commendation medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Armed Forces Expeditionary medal and the World War II Victory medal.
During his career in the Army in Finance and Accounting, he served at Kagnew Station, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa; Headquarters U.S. Army Security Agency; Fort Richardson, AK; and Headquarters Eighth U.S. Army, Seoul, Korea. At the time of his retirement from the military in 1968, he was serving at Headquarters U.S. Army Security Agency, Arlington, VA, in the office of the comptroller. He continued his service to his country as a civilian in the U.S. Army Security Agency until his retirement from Federal service in 1983.
John was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, serving on the church council and as a trustee. He also served as president of the Warren County Council of Churches and was a member of the advisory board for the Salvation Army. He established the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) TAXAIDE program in Front Royal, VA and served as its coordinator.
He was also a member of the National Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy, the Warren county chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. and the U.S. Army Finance Officers Association. John also held lifetime memberships in the American Legion (Giles B. Cook Post 53) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 1860) and was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Survivors include his wife, Rosalie Kennedy Paulson; three daughters, Rebekah R. Paulson of Arlington, VA, Melanie L. Jackson of Front Royal, VA and Loralie Brown of Woodbridge, VA; three sisters, Leona Larson and Mildred Torkelson of Warren and Deloris Cox of Riverside, CA; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A00003B1999AG11