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 =====John Needham=====
-John Dunmore Needham was born in England and immigrated to the United States in 1924, joining the Salvation Army in 1931.
+Commissioner **John Dunmore Needham** was born in England and immigrated to the United States in 1924, joining the Salvation Army in 1931.
 During his tenure as [[National Command|National Commander]], he withdrew the Salvation Army from active membership in the World Council of Churches due to the actions of the Patriotic Front in Zimbabwe, a group that had been supported by the World Council of Churches. The Patriotic Front, Needham said, unleashed guerilla warfare, which resulted in the death of two Salvationists.
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 ^Commissioner John Needham||
 ^Rank|Commissioner|
+^Birth Date|July 13, 1917|
 ^Death Date|April 13, 1983|
 ^Relations|[[Florence Needham|Commissioner Florence Needham (wife)]]|
-^ |[[Philip Needham|Commissioner Philip Needham (son)]]|
+^ |[[Needham|Needham Family]]|
-^ |[[John Needham|Major John Needham (son)]]|
-^ |[[Walter Needham|Walter Needham (son)]]|
 ====Appointments====
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 |Staff Officer - College For Officer Training, Atlanta, GA| |(1960)|September 1, 1966| /* Administrative leadership in North and South Carolina, Georgia, National Capital and Virginia */
 |Divisional Commander - Virginia and Southern West Virginia Division|Brigadier|September 1, 1966|(1967)|
-|Territorial Commander - Caribbean Territory| | | |
+|Territorial Commander - Caribbean Territory|Commissioner|1973|1977|
-|Territorial Commander - [[Central Territory]]| | | |
+|Territorial Commander - [[Central Territory]]|Commissioner|1977|January 1980|
-|Territorial Commander - British Territory| |January 1980|January 7, 1982|
+|Territorial Commander - British Territory|Commissioner|January 1980|January 7, 1982|
 |National Commander - [[National Command]]|Commissioner|January 7, 1982|April 13, 1983|
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 Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday at the Salvation Army Temple Corps in Atlanta.
+====Memorial Service Planned For Salvation Army Head====
+A memorial service for Commissioner John D. Needham, National Commander of The Salvation Army and a resident of Cedar Grove, will be held at 3 P.M. Sunday, at The Salvation Army's Montclair Corps, 13 Trinity Pl. The public is welcome to attend.
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+Funeral services for the Commissioner were held in Atlanta last Saturday. Commissioner Needham, 65, died Thursday, April 13, at Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, after a brief illness.
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+Commissioner Needham was installed in the Army's top leadership post on Jan. 7, 1982, by [[Arnold Brown|General Arnold Brown (R)]] and was the first commander to serve in the new National Headquarters in Verona, which was dedicated in February, 1982. He met with President Reagan and led The Salvation Army in developing private sector programs to deal with social and economic problems. He was active in expanding the role of volunteers, working closely with the National Advisory Board of The Salvation Army.
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+Throughout his career, Commissioner Needham always stressed the need of action to help others. In an interview shortly after his installation, he said, "No matter what blessings or talents we have, we should share with others. I believe the only way to express religion is through sharing. There is far too much negativism in the world, decrying things as they are instead of trying to do a little something to improve the situation. If enough people displayed some human kindness and went out of their way to help others, this really would become a better world."
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+A fourth-generation Salvationist, Commissioner Needham was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, on July 13, 1917. He came to the United States in 1924 with his Salvation Army officer parents.
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+In 1939 he and his wife Florence were commissioned as officers in Atlanta, Ga. Various corps and divisional administrative positions followed. He was the first leader of the newly-formed National Capital and Virginias Division, one of the largest in the world with headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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+In 1973 the Needhams were transferred to the command of the Central America and Caribbean Territory, where they directed personnel and programs in 19 countries.
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+Called home in 1977, Commissioner Needham was appointed commander of the Central Territory, with headquarters in Chicago.
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+In January, 1980, he was appointed to London to head the British Territory, the first American-trained Salvationist to hold this post.
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+At the services Saturday, at the Salavtion Army Temple Corps in Atlanta, General Arnold Brown, retired international leader, was speaker and [[Andrew Miller|Commissioner Andrew S Miller]], Southern territorial commander, presided. Burial was in Westview Cemetery.
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+Commissioner Needham is survived by his wife Florence; four children, two of them Salvation Army officers: [[Philip Needham|Major Philip Needham]], Charlotte, N.C., [[John Needham|Captain John Needham]], Athens, Ga.; [[Walter Needham]], Alpharetta, Ga., and Rev Miriam Needham, Atlanta, Ga., and seven grandchildren.
 ====External====
   * [[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/14/obituaries/john-needham-65-of-salvation-army.html|John Needham, 65, Of Salvation Army]] archived [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150524140410/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/14/obituaries/john-needham-65-of-salvation-army.html|here]] on May 24, 2015
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   * [[https://caringmagazine.org/blast-from-the-past-national-commander-on-60-minutes/|Blast from the past "National Commander on '60 Minutes'"]] archived [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230320221031/https://caringmagazine.org/blast-from-the-past-national-commander-on-60-minutes/|here]] on March 20, 2023
   * [[https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SNH19670131.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|'Mandate to Help Others' Motivates Salvation Army]]
+  * [[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258181282/john_edward_dunmore_needham|Find a Grave]]
+  * [[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montclair-times-obituary-for-john-d/123672080/|Memorial Service Planned For Salvation Army Head]]