by George Ferris | 28 Feb 2002 | Biographies
I was born in Ottumwa, IA in 1919 and moved to Kansas City when I was 6 months old. I married a girl that I had met on her birthday, VJ Day. We have been married since March 2, 1946. I have three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. On March 3, 1994 we decided...
by Cecil G. Davis | 30 Nov 2001 | Biographies
Cecil was drafted from Eagle Rock, CA and sent to Camp Wallace, TX for basic training. There he passed a test for ASTP and was sent to Texas A&M. The war worsened and he ended up at Fort Jackson, SC in the 87th. After being discharged at Camp Shelby, Mississippi,...
by Preston Durrer | 30 Nov 2001 | Biographies
An ASTP cadet in 1943-44, Mitchell Kaidy joined the 87th Division in March, 1944, serving until its demobilization. After the war he received a journalism education and has worked for three daily newspapers, a television station and public radio in Upstate New York....
by James McGhee | 23 Nov 2001 | Biographies
James R McGhee was a junior 2nd Lieutenant when he joined the 334th FA at Camp McCain, Mississippi, not long out of OCS. He served in various capacities in Service and C Batteries before winding up with A Battery at Fort Jackson, SC. He joined them as a Forward...
by Albert Da Costa | 09 Nov 2001 | Biographies
Born in July of 1921, Albert is married to Priscilla and has two daughters, Barbara and Kathy, and one son, Douglas. He retired in 1983, after 32 years as a professional firefighter. He enjoys swimming, bowling, and gardening, and attends the 87th reunions...
by Dorothy Steinbis Davis | 09 Nov 2001 | Biographies
Dorothy Steinbis Davis was born on a farm homesteaded by her grandparents in Tulare, South Dakota. She spent her youth there and later attended and graduated from the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, and also has a degree in business management from the...