Col John C.   Kulp, Jr

Colonel John C. Kulp, Jr, US Army (Ret), 91, of Lockwood Lodge, died on June 11 in Ashlar of Newtown. Colonial Kulp was the husband of Anne (Boss) Kulp for 43 years until her death in 1984.

He was born in Alton, Ill., on January 16, 1914, a son of the late John C. and Manette (DeWerf) Kulp.

Colonel and Mrs Kulp were both graduates of Penn State University, Class of 1939. They were married on August 2, 1940. Colonial Kulp also earned a master’s degree in international relations from George Washington University.

Colonial Kulp had a long and distinguished career in the US Army. He was a graduate of the Army War College in Carlisle, Penn., and the Command & General Staff College at Fort Lee, Va. He won two Legions of Merit with Oak Leaf Clusters and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, and the Army Commendation Medal.

During the Vietnam War, Colonel Kulp was in charge of the construction of the Camron Bay Port Facility and was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. He was awarded the Distinguished Member of the Regiment by the Quartermaster General of the Army, the highest award of the Quartermaster Corps. He also worked for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon.

Following his retirement from the Army in 1969, Colonial Kulp taught both history and international relations at Harriton High School in Lower Merion, Penn. He had been a resident of Lockwood Lodge for the past five years.

Colonial Kulp is survived by three children, Anne K. DeHoff of Menomonie, Wis., Jacqueline Greenfield of Redding, and John C. Kulp III of Kahului, Hawaii. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Dianne Greenfield, Jane Greenfield, Mary Greenfield, Stephen Greenfield, John DeHoff, Marianne Bull, and Adam Kulp.

A memorial service was held at Lockwood Lodge on June 14. Arrangements were by Honan Funeral Home of Newtown.

The Newtown Bee        June 17, 2005