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Andersen, Roger William, 1930-
Roger William Anderson was born on March 12, 1930, in Sparta, Wisconsin. Roger married Rebecca F. on December 15, 1956, and they had three children: William Eric Anderson, Lee Christian Anderson, and Joseph Leif Anderson.
Anderson is affiliated with the Nevada Test Site as a Captain/Major United States Air Force assigned to the 1129th Special Activities Squadron as a pilot and command post controller.
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LeFors, Jerry, 1921-2008
Jerry LeFors, from the "Greatest Generation," was born in Oklahoma in 1921 and attended grade schools in West Texas. He graduated from high school in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1938 and then continued his education at Cameron Junior College in Lawton, where he graduated in 1940.
While in college he enjoyed playing the drums and had his own dance band in addition to his studies. He also became enamored with flying aircraft and became a Civilian Flight Instructor in Illinois in 1941, following graduation.
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