John Wesley Elston Jr. was born in Miami, Florida to John Wesley Elston Sr. and Gloria-Rosita Bryant. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1959 from Plant City, Florida. He served in Thailand, and Hawaii in 1st Anglico and was a Radio Telegraph Operator MOS 2533. He attained the rank of Corporal E-4.
He married his first wife, Betty Jean Doss in Atlanta, Georgia. They had two girls, Betty Jean Elston and Barbara Jean Elston.
He divorced Betty Jean Doss and married his second wife, Margaret Wylene Camp, they had no children.
He worked at Dittler Brothers Printing Company, attained printing press foreman and was in charge of the printing colors.
After he retired from printing, he worked for Monon Trailer Company, he did repair work on the trailers.
John lived in Hampton, Georgia and did yard work and maintenance work.
John passed away in his sleep at Brightmoor Hospice, in Griffin, Georgia, with friends and family at his side.
Surviving are his wives; two daughters; 4 granddaughters; 3 grandsons; 1 sister; 1 brother; and friends who lived near him in Hampton.
John had a great love for cats, and he had many in his later years.
John will be missed but not forgotten.
BIO by brother: Ed Elstan
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ANGLICO:
Founded at Camp Lejeune USMC, North Carolina in June 1949, ANGLICO soon saw combat in Korea. From the Korea War through the Cold War and the Vietnam War, ANGLICO wielded the most destructive air, land and sea weapons on any battlefield. In continuous combat, ANGLICO members were literally the first in and last out of these long and bloody conflicts. ANGLICO members fight as elite assault troops during ground combat, amphibious attacks, airborne assaults and special operations.
A nontraditional breed of warriors, after ANGLICO members complete one mission they immediately prepare for combat elsewhere. Often reduced in size, sometimes renamed and even deactivated over the years, ANGLICO fights on today.
He married his first wife, Betty Jean Doss in Atlanta, Georgia. They had two girls, Betty Jean Elston and Barbara Jean Elston.
He divorced Betty Jean Doss and married his second wife, Margaret Wylene Camp, they had no children.
He worked at Dittler Brothers Printing Company, attained printing press foreman and was in charge of the printing colors.
After he retired from printing, he worked for Monon Trailer Company, he did repair work on the trailers.
John lived in Hampton, Georgia and did yard work and maintenance work.
John passed away in his sleep at Brightmoor Hospice, in Griffin, Georgia, with friends and family at his side.
Surviving are his wives; two daughters; 4 granddaughters; 3 grandsons; 1 sister; 1 brother; and friends who lived near him in Hampton.
John had a great love for cats, and he had many in his later years.
John will be missed but not forgotten.
BIO by brother: Ed Elstan
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ANGLICO:
Founded at Camp Lejeune USMC, North Carolina in June 1949, ANGLICO soon saw combat in Korea. From the Korea War through the Cold War and the Vietnam War, ANGLICO wielded the most destructive air, land and sea weapons on any battlefield. In continuous combat, ANGLICO members were literally the first in and last out of these long and bloody conflicts. ANGLICO members fight as elite assault troops during ground combat, amphibious attacks, airborne assaults and special operations.
A nontraditional breed of warriors, after ANGLICO members complete one mission they immediately prepare for combat elsewhere. Often reduced in size, sometimes renamed and even deactivated over the years, ANGLICO fights on today.
John Wesley Elston Jr. was born in Miami, Florida to John Wesley Elston Sr. and Gloria-Rosita Bryant. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1959 from Plant City, Florida. He served in Thailand, and Hawaii in 1st Anglico and was a Radio Telegraph Operator MOS 2533. He attained the rank of Corporal E-4.
He married his first wife, Betty Jean Doss in Atlanta, Georgia. They had two girls, Betty Jean Elston and Barbara Jean Elston.
He divorced Betty Jean Doss and married his second wife, Margaret Wylene Camp, they had no children.
He worked at Dittler Brothers Printing Company, attained printing press foreman and was in charge of the printing colors.
After he retired from printing, he worked for Monon Trailer Company, he did repair work on the trailers.
John lived in Hampton, Georgia and did yard work and maintenance work.
John passed away in his sleep at Brightmoor Hospice, in Griffin, Georgia, with friends and family at his side.
Surviving are his wives; two daughters; 4 granddaughters; 3 grandsons; 1 sister; 1 brother; and friends who lived near him in Hampton.
John had a great love for cats, and he had many in his later years.
John will be missed but not forgotten.
BIO by brother: Ed Elstan
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ANGLICO:
Founded at Camp Lejeune USMC, North Carolina in June 1949, ANGLICO soon saw combat in Korea. From the Korea War through the Cold War and the Vietnam War, ANGLICO wielded the most destructive air, land and sea weapons on any battlefield. In continuous combat, ANGLICO members were literally the first in and last out of these long and bloody conflicts. ANGLICO members fight as elite assault troops during ground combat, amphibious attacks, airborne assaults and special operations.
A nontraditional breed of warriors, after ANGLICO members complete one mission they immediately prepare for combat elsewhere. Often reduced in size, sometimes renamed and even deactivated over the years, ANGLICO fights on today.
He married his first wife, Betty Jean Doss in Atlanta, Georgia. They had two girls, Betty Jean Elston and Barbara Jean Elston.
He divorced Betty Jean Doss and married his second wife, Margaret Wylene Camp, they had no children.
He worked at Dittler Brothers Printing Company, attained printing press foreman and was in charge of the printing colors.
After he retired from printing, he worked for Monon Trailer Company, he did repair work on the trailers.
John lived in Hampton, Georgia and did yard work and maintenance work.
John passed away in his sleep at Brightmoor Hospice, in Griffin, Georgia, with friends and family at his side.
Surviving are his wives; two daughters; 4 granddaughters; 3 grandsons; 1 sister; 1 brother; and friends who lived near him in Hampton.
John had a great love for cats, and he had many in his later years.
John will be missed but not forgotten.
BIO by brother: Ed Elstan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ANGLICO:
Founded at Camp Lejeune USMC, North Carolina in June 1949, ANGLICO soon saw combat in Korea. From the Korea War through the Cold War and the Vietnam War, ANGLICO wielded the most destructive air, land and sea weapons on any battlefield. In continuous combat, ANGLICO members were literally the first in and last out of these long and bloody conflicts. ANGLICO members fight as elite assault troops during ground combat, amphibious attacks, airborne assaults and special operations.
A nontraditional breed of warriors, after ANGLICO members complete one mission they immediately prepare for combat elsewhere. Often reduced in size, sometimes renamed and even deactivated over the years, ANGLICO fights on today.
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