Charles H. Glaize
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Title
Charles H. Glaize
Subject
Glaize, Charles Hetzel (1916-2002)
Description
Portrait photograph of Charles Hetzel Glaize as a young man.
Charles grew up in Strasburg, the son of Walter T. and Annie Susie (Henshaw) Glaize.
After graduating from Strasburg High School in 1935, he went to Emory and Henry College in southwestern Virginia, eventually becoming a Methodist chaplain.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the South Pacific Bouganville and in the Phillipines. Released from the Army in 1946, he was appointed to Ferrum College as a professor of history and dean of men and the pastor of the Mountain View Methodist Church. He was recalled to active duty in the Army Chaplain Corps in 1948 and assigned to Fort Knox, Ky.
Charles was selected as one of the first chaplains for the Air Force in 1949. He served for 24 years at various Air Force bases around the world, including England - where he participated in the 25th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings, June 1969.
He received the Meritorious Service Medal upon his retirement from active duty in 1973. He then served as a supply pastor at variuos churches in south Alabama and northwest Florida, including 19 years at the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Laurel Hill, Fla.
His wife was Nancy (Robertson) Glaize and together, they raised four children: Beth (Glaize) Butler, Charles H. Glaize Jr., John W. Glaize, and Edward R. Glaize.
Charles lived in Florida when he died. He is buried in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box marked "Strasburg".
Charles grew up in Strasburg, the son of Walter T. and Annie Susie (Henshaw) Glaize.
After graduating from Strasburg High School in 1935, he went to Emory and Henry College in southwestern Virginia, eventually becoming a Methodist chaplain.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the South Pacific Bouganville and in the Phillipines. Released from the Army in 1946, he was appointed to Ferrum College as a professor of history and dean of men and the pastor of the Mountain View Methodist Church. He was recalled to active duty in the Army Chaplain Corps in 1948 and assigned to Fort Knox, Ky.
Charles was selected as one of the first chaplains for the Air Force in 1949. He served for 24 years at various Air Force bases around the world, including England - where he participated in the 25th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings, June 1969.
He received the Meritorious Service Medal upon his retirement from active duty in 1973. He then served as a supply pastor at variuos churches in south Alabama and northwest Florida, including 19 years at the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Laurel Hill, Fla.
His wife was Nancy (Robertson) Glaize and together, they raised four children: Beth (Glaize) Butler, Charles H. Glaize Jr., John W. Glaize, and Edward R. Glaize.
Charles lived in Florida when he died. He is buried in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box marked "Strasburg".
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "May 1936".
Contributor
Identified in 2010 by Graham Conner who remembered he became a Methodist preacher.
Biographical information was extracted from the obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Charles H. Glaize appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 014280, 014281, and 019372.
Identifier
019372
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Charles H. Glaize,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 12, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/49452.
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