Born December 7, 1924 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel A. and Champe (Barry) Tubman, III.
Graduate of Boys’ Latin School of Maryland and The University of Virginia.
Enlisted 30 Jun 1943 in the US Army. Landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on “D Day” with Company A, 1st Battalion, 359th Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
Obituary: Star Democrat of Easton, MD. 16 Jun 2025
Samuel Alexander (Alex) Tubman IV of Millington, MD, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Compass Hospice in Centreville, MD.
Born on December 7, 1924, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel A. Tubman III of Roland Park and the late Champe Barry Tubman of Ruxton. He graduated from Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, where he was on the Varsity teams of basketball, football and lacrosse. He won the silver lacrosse pin for team spirit and was team captain in his senior year 1943. Upon graduation, he entered the Army to serve in WWII. Subsequently, he landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on “D Day” in company “A,” 1st Battalion, 359th Regiment, 90th Infantry Division for the first wave of the Invasion. Later his company held “Mont Castre” (known as Hill 122) in the Foret de Mont Castre, a pivot of the German defensive “Mihlan Line” where they were surrounded and cut off for 5 days. Their surrender demanded by the Germans, they fought off 15 counterattacks by elements of the 2nd SS Panzer Division and the 15th parachute Regiment with Mark IV tanks. The regiment lost 57% of their company personnel. He was wounded and removed soon thereafter. He was the third oldest in longevity in his company, earning the Invasion Arrowhead, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star and 3 Battle Stars.
Following the war, he graduated from The University of Virginia where he played on the varsity Lacrosse Team, which was the first southern team to make a New England tour playing Union, R.P.I. Army, Adelphia and others.
In June 1950, he married Jean Rowland Myer of Philadelphia.
Upon graduation, he worked with Kennedy-White Foreign Freight Forwarding Company in Baltimore, eventually becoming their Export Manager. In 1956, he and his wife moved to Centreville, MD, where he started his firm Tubman Insurance and was an Associate Real Estate Broker.
He was a member of the Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore, L’Hirondelle Club of Ruxton, Corsica River Yacht Club, Delta Phi fraternity, The Disabled American Veterans, The American Legion and a subscriber of the Bachelors Cotillion. He was a charter member and Treasurer for 11 years of the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society. While he was Secretary for the Centreville Chamber of Commerce, he was instrumental in creating the town’s first Retirement Plan for its employees. In 1957, he spearheaded the drive to bring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to Queen Anne’s County, serving as treasurer for seven years. He was an avid sailor, horseback rider and enjoyed hunting.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jean, his daughter Judy Tubman, VMD, of Millington, MD, his son Sandy Tubman of New Albany IN and three grandchildren.
