Background
Stafford,, James Polk was born on October 13, 1918 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Polk and Lottie Etoile (Smith) Stafford.
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James Polk Stafford
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Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State College, 1939. Master of Science, Iowa State College, 1940.
Career
Engineer Soil Conservation Service, United States Department Agriculture, 1940, 46. Officer United States Army Corps Engineers, 1941-1945. Civil engineer office engineering branch, construction dvisn.
United States Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1947-1962. Resident engineer DeGray Dam, Dike and Powerhouse, 1963-1972. Chief construction division United States Army Engineer district, Vicksburg, 1973-1986, retired, 1986.
Achievements
Politics
The Church is after all a movement which sought to inject passion, direction and purpose into the spiritual lives of the people.
Views
In a society where self-interest, acquisitiveness and individual happiness are often seen as the over-riding interests, the Church, and Christians within it, are called to witness meanings, values and purposes beyond ourselves.
Membership
President Vicksburg Community Chorus, 1975-1976. With United States Army Reserve, 1946-1973. Member Society of America Military Engineers (Goethals award 1974), American Society of Civil Engineers, United States Society on Dams, Lions.
Connections
Married Edna Earle Snyder, May 29, 1941. Children: Jeanette Patricia, Pamela Anne.
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Religion
Methodist