GyBill
06-04-2009, 01:28 PM
Max Leon Glover, 78, of Midwest City, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at St. Anthony Hospital from complications due to frostbite of the lungs he received in Korea. He was born September 21, 1930 in Oklahoma City to Tommie and Marie Glover. Max was 13 when the family moved to Midwest City at 223 W. Fairchild. That was the last street on the west side of the city. He was one of the first students to attend the school. He played drums in the band and the dance band under the direction of Mr. Clark. Later, J.B. Rounds became the Band Director. Max worked at Nick's Grocery on Brett Drive and Humpty Dumpty when it opened on Mid-America. Instead of taking apples to his teachers, Max made sure they had black pepper and sugar since those items were rationed during World War II. While still in school Max joined the Navy. Mr. Sutton made sure when he returned home from Korea that he received his high school diploma. Max served with the 1st Marine Division as a Naval Corpsman. He was a survivor of the Chosin Few. There were 15,000 Allied troops trapped by 120,000 Chinese Communists at the Chosin Reservoir. A Time Magazine writer described the battle as being unparalleled in U.S. military history. It has been likened to Bataan, Anzio and Valley Forge or The Alamo. One survivor stated the difference in the battles was the weather they contended with, plus they were surrounded by six Chinese Communist divisions and on the defensive. They will never forget the long nights with the thermometer at around 40 degrees below zero. It was a heat wave if the temperature reached 15 degrees below zero. The Corpsman would chip the ice out of their noses. The Corpsman had to keep the glass hypodermic syringes taped in their armpits to keep the liquid from freezing solid and they stuffed morphine ampoules inside their mouths to keep the doses from freezing. The severe cold did help when one was wounded, the blood didn't run, but coagulated which saved many lives. After returning home Max continued working in the medical field as a Surgical Technician at Hillcrest and "Old" Mercy Hospitals, retiring from the OU Medical Center. Many doctors remember Max when they served their residency in the operating room. They learned a great deal from him. Max also loved playing softball and was on many different teams throughout the years. Every Thursday you would find him at the American Legion in Midwest City playing cards with the group. He always looked forward to Thursday. People who knew Max also knew his love for playing the slot machines. Many local casinos will see a drop in their business since Max won't be there. Max and Shirley traveled many years to various casinos and entered many slot tournaments. Max was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Shirley Harris Glover. Max is survived by two sons, Max Leon Glover, Jr. and his wife, Barbara of Yukon, Timothy L. Glover and his wife Paula of Gray, La., two brothers, Robert Charles and his wife Angie of Napa, CA and Keith Duane Glover and his wife Gail of Mustang and sister, Judith Glover Ward and her husband Frank of Oklahoma City. Also, Shirley's daughter and husband Mary and Darrell Ford of Midwest City, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and friend, Carol Wilson. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 21, 2009 in the Chapel at Barnes Friederich Funeral Home. Max was buried at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin. Okla. If you wish to remember Max, donations can be made to Chosin Few, Okla. Chapter, 2217 SW 68th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73159.