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Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner was born in Brooklyn, New York to Gebhard and Balbina. I do not have any information as to her early childhood, what I can tell you of course is the rest of the story. She started out working at Coney Island in a song and dance act. He caught the attention of Theodore, ...
02/28/2019
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William Bettendorf was born in Mendota, Illinois back in 1857 to Michael and Catherine. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Sedalia, Missouri then finally settling in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was educated at St. Mary’s Mission School. In 1870, he worked as a messenger boy in Humboldt, K...
02/27/2019
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Wilbur Bestwick was born in Sabetha, Kansas back in 1911. I do not have any information about his parents but I can tell you he graduated for a local high school in Sabetha in 1932.In 1934, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps receiving his basic training at San Diego, California. He was...
02/26/2019
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Elizabeth Gould was born in Newry Co. Down, Ireland back in 1862. I only have the name of her father Joseph. I have no data as to her early upbringing but I can tell you she enrolled at Queen’s College, Belfast. She must have been one smart lady as she also went to the Royal University of Ireland...
02/25/2019
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Robert Lewis was born in Flint, Michigan back in 1922. After high school, he worked at odd jobs before enlisting in the United States Marine Cops. With the start of WWII, he joined the United States Navy, he passed the induction examination by memorizing the eye charts because he had limited eye...
02/24/2019
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Glen William Bell Jr., was born in Lynwood, California back in 1923. After graduating from the San Bernardino High School in 1941 he joined the United States Marine Corps serving as a cook during WWII. After being discharged he opened up his first hot dog stand in San Bernardino in 1948. In 1952,...
02/23/2019
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Martha Bernays was born in Hamburg, Germany back in 1882 to Berman and Emmeline. She was raised in an observant Orthodox Jewish family. She met her future husband in 1882, and after a four-year engagement they were married in 1886 in Hamburg. Her husband sent her over 900 love letters which were ...
02/22/2019
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Walter Owen was born in Hampstead, London back in 1888 to Alfred and Emily. His family was wealthy so he was privately educated at Clifton College. At 16 he left to start working as an apprentice engineer with the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster in Yorkshire. His apprenticeship which was 5 ye...
02/21/2019
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Mieczyslaw Gregory Bekker was born in Strzyzow, Poland back in 1905. I do not have any information as to who his parents were or his early childhood. What I can tell you is in 1929, he graduated from the Warsaw Technical University. After graduation, he worked for the Polish Ministry of Military ...
02/20/2019
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William Franklin Beedle Jr., was born in O’Fallon, Illinois back in 1918 to William Sr. and Mary. When he was three the family moved to South Pasadena, California. He graduated from the South Pasadena High School, after graduation he attended the Pasadena Junior College.With the outbreak of WWII,...
02/19/2019
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