Background
Vale, Sumner Allen was born on April 15, 1923 in Cranston, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Harold Larkham Vale and Maryland Folsom (Thompson) Vale Russell.
Vale, Sumner Allen was born on April 15, 1923 in Cranston, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Harold Larkham Vale and Maryland Folsom (Thompson) Vale Russell.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1944. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1944, advanced through grades to colonel, 1967. Retired, 1974; acting executive director Blinded Veterans Association, Washington, since 1975.
Married Jean Frances Milne, December 30, 1944. Children– Carol Jean, Patricia Ann, Catherine Lee, Sheri Lynn.