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Jan. 23, 1944.
Johnny goes to war at 1 1/2 years old.
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17 at Camp Rota-Kiwan BSA near Kalamazoo. Taught canoeing, life saving and at times the other Aquatic Merit Badges. Completed National Aquatics School.
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Diving with my best HS buddies. New '61 VW. NAUI certified 8 years later. Loved to dive—now wouldn’t recommend diving without formal classes first.
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Under a lot of pressure at college; fortunately, with my roommate George (to my left) I was able to handle it. A "boonie" on a Lake Michigan beach.