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Veterans History Project
Scheduling an Interview
With an Interested Veteran/Civilian (current as of: 2/6/2006)
Oral history is a valuable tool
for documenting first-hand information about the past. With some preparation,
conducting interviews, or oral histories, is rewarding. The purpose of the
Jackson County Historical Society in collaborating with the Library of
Congress on the Veterans History Project is to collect first-hand experiences
of veterans and civilians living in the Kansas City metropolitan area who
have witnessed a time when America has been involved in a war or military
conflict.
The success of this project is
reliant completely on volunteer efforts: volunteers who step forward desiring
to be interviewed AND volunteers like you who are willing to meet with
them, with camcorder OR audiocassette tape recorder in hand.
Prospective interviewers may
wish to attend a one-time, 1-hour workshop prior to scheduling appointments
with veterans/civilians. Workshops discuss the Veterans History Project and
tips on producing more effective interviews. Click here for upcoming Veterans
History Project workshops
The following list is provided
exclusively to volunteers interested in working with the Jackson County
Historical Society and Americans Remembered, Inc., on gathering interviews of
veterans and civilians for the Veterans History Project. The list is compiled
from referrals that have come from a variety of sources, including veterans
themselves and/or their family members. Every effort is made to provide
interviewers with accurate veteran/civilian contact information. Please notify us as soon as you discover a
necessary update.
1)
Request an individualized interview packet for use in preparing for
and executing your Veterans History Project interview.
2)
Select an individual from the following list.
3)
Make contact ONLY when you are prepared to
schedule an interview appointment. Explain that you
received their name and number from the Jackson County Historical Society and
understand they may wish to be interviewed for the Veterans History
Project. Schedule an appointment convenient to both parties.
4)
As soon as an appointment has been made (or if the
contact declines), contact us at 816.252.7454 (or e-mail) to remove the person from this
list to prevent another prospective interviewer from duplicating your
efforts.
5)
Have fun with your interview! Record your dialogue
either on video or standard-size audiocassette tape. [Do NOT use a
mini-cassette audio tape recorder because of its inferior recording quality.
Videos recorded in any other format than VHS or 8mm must be converted to VHS
before submitting.]
6)
Submit the tape and proper paperwork to the
Jackson County Historical Society as soon as possible after the interview so
we may make a copy for the veteran and get the information posted with the
Library of Congress.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your participation in the
Veterans History Project! We would like your feedback, so please let us know how we
may make this process easier, smoother, and more friendly.
Please
patronize Something Different Video,
who is working with the Historical Society on many of the technological
aspects of the Veterans History Project, and has extended to the Historical
Society gracious in-kind gifts. We appreciate their commitment to helping to
make the Veterans History Project in the Kansas City metropolitan area a huge
success!
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VET/CIVILIAN
FIRST NAME
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VET/CIVILIAN
LAST NAME
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ADDRESS
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CITY
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STATE
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ZIP
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PHONE
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HOW
WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THEM?
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AREA
OF SERVICE
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WAR
OR CONFLICT
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Kenneth
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Aber
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333.6706
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Was in
the paper
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WWII
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Don
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Airington
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8
E 70th
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KC
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MO
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64113
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816.363.3452
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Eileen
Weir
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Merch.
Marine
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WWII
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Jim
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Austin
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Independence
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MO
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Virgil
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Bennett
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1604 N
High
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Independence
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MO
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64050
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816.252.0580
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called
JCHS
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Vietnam
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Georgeanne
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Biggs
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816.252.4804
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JCHS
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WWII
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John N.
"Jack"
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Booth
Jr.
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722 W
47th Terr
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Kansas
City
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MO
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64120
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816.531.1666
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Patsy
Moss' uncle;
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Air
Force
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WWII
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Wallace
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Burger
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3101
W 68th St
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SM
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KS
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66208
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913.362.3062
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Ed
Matheny
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Don
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Burke
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KS
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913.782.2638
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Eileen
Weir
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Vietnam
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Bill
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Burks
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106 N
Jennings Rd
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Independence
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MO
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64056
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Mike
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Callahan
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KS
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913.234.1000
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Helen Hatridge
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Emil
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Campbell
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1306 NE
Englewood
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Gladstone
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MO
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64118
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816.452.7404
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JCHS
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Norman
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Carl
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Gary
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Carmichael
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MO
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816.461.5556
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Helen
Hatridge
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Craig
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Carmichael,
DVM
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13717
E 39th St
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Independence
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MO
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64055
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816.461.5556
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Cindy
Horn
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Air
Force
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Vietnam?
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Bill
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Carnes
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500
Mott Dr Apt 209C
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Raymore
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MO
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816.358.0580
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JCHS
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WWII
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Art
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Doyle
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6725
Willow Lane
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MH
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KS
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66208
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913.262.8853
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Ed
Matheny
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William
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Dunn,
Sr.
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929
Holmes
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KC
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MO
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64106
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816.474.8600
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Ed
Matheny
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Tony
and Teresa
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Durant
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Heidelberger
Rd
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Buckner
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MO
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816.650.6483
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Cindy
Horn
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Air
Force
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Desert
Storm
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Gary
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Dusenberg
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1608 NW
Willow Brook Dr
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Blue
Springs
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MO
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816.847.9898
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Cindy
Horn
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Arthur
"Art"
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Eggers
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2309
Blue Ridge Blvd
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Kansas
City
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MO
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64129
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816.254.9151
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daughter
Becky Jones
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WWII
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Fred
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Ermentrout
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MO
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816.454.3214
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Gary
Swanson
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Gale
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Fulgham
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MO
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816.796.9777
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JCHS
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Rose
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Funke
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908-D
NE Sunny Side Ln
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Blue
Springs
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MO
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64014
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816.224.4898
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daughter
Linda Dickman
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William
Howard
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Glavin
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10604
St. Catherine Lane,
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Kansas
City
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MO
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64137
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816.761.6820
(can't hear well on phone so call daughter Sandy Nickel at 913. 649.2720)
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Daughter
Sandy Nickel; 10024 Oakridge Drive, O.P., Ks. 66212; 913. 649-2720
(SKN98@aol.com)
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Air
Force
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WWII
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Ignacio
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Gonzales
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5700 N
Main Apt 348
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Gladstone
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MO
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64117
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816.453.6610;
816.210.6071 (cell)
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daughter
Rita
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WWII
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John
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Gramams
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KS
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913.234.1000
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Helen
Hatridge
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Milda
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Halastik
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608
S Hardy
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Independence
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MO
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64053
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816.254.8583
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Elenor
Carroll
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WWII
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Herman
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Hallberg
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Lawrence
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KS
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785.749.7292
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Howard
Ebmeier, son-in-law
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WWII&POW
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Ed
& Virginia
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Hardy
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702
Venus Ct
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Raymore
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MO
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64083
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816.322.0430
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JCHS
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Navy
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WWII
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Rex
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Hay
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4514 W
7th Terr
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Prairie
Village
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KS
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66208
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913.642.6815
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Cheryl
Hay
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Air
Force
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WWII
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Greg
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Higginbotham
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MO
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816.836.4352
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JCHS
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Bill
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Holloway
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12204 E
39th Terr
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Independence
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MO
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64052
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816.254.4404
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Nephew
Tom Rafiner
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Arnold
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Hudnall
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MO
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816.741.3067
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Gary
Swanson
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Lewis
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Jameson
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MO
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816.229.4226
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Jean
Godsy?
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Steven
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Johnson
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4540 N
Hardesty Ave
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Kansas
City
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MO
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64117
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816.453.4982
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called
JCHS
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Vietnam
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James
M.
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Kemper
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911
Main Stree, Ste 100
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KC
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MO
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64105
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816.421.8256
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Ed
Matheny
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John
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Kirk
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MO
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816.741.1802
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Gary
Swanson
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Kenneth
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Knight
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Bonner
Springs
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MO
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913.441.6817
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neice
Julie Fitzpatrick
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WWII
DDAY
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Dick
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Lade
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Hanna
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Buckner
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MO
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816.650.3251
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Cindy
Horn
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Vietnam
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Rick
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Lade
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MO
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816.650.3950
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Gary
Swanson
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John
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Lawrence
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2850N
79th
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Kansas
City
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KS
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66109
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913.334.0514
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WWII
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Cliff
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Leaton
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MO
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816.478.4344
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Mr. and
Mrs. Foudree
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Hurley
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Lewman
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MO
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816.382.6686
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Gary
Swanson
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Douglas
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Loganville
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KS
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913.631.5861
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JCHS
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Mike
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Lopez
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MO
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816.942.0365
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Chris
Lopez
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WWII
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Clifford
A. "Pete"
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McComas
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MO
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816.356.8751
or 985.6841 c)
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JCHS
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WWII
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Fred
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McCrory
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816.252.7117
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Jeanne
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Mcllwee
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MO
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816.942.1635
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Gary
Swanson
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Dwight
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Miller
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KS
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913.837.5408
or 913.226.5728
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Dwight's
son/daughter responded to radio interview
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WWII&POW
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Betty
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Norris
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Lee's Summit
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MO
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816.524.5917
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Joanne
Magner
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Jack
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O'Hara
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24
Coventry Court
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SM
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KS
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66208
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913.648.7432
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Ed
Matheny
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John
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Peddicord
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MO
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816.230.7379
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Gary
Swanson
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E. H.
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Pottle
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10299
W 159th St
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OP
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KS
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66221
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913.896.2584
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JCCC
WWII Remembered Proj.
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Don
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Potts
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MO
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816.795.8991
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JCHS
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Kenneth
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Romang
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KS
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913.385.4295
(son Larry's number)
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Larry
Romang, son
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Hugh
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Ryan
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1415 NE
52nd Terr
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KC
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MO
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64118
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816.453.5502
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Radio
Broadcast
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Mittie
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Schirmer
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MO
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816.233.6505
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Gary
Swanson
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Bill
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Shaw
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MO
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816.353.7827
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Helen
Hatridge
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Ivan
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Slaughter
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26205
East Highway 150
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Greenwood
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MO
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64034
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816.537.6998
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Col.
William B.
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Sproull
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MO
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816.353.7431
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Gina
Sproull
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WWII
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Richard
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Sterritt
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Independence
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MO
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816.796.9055
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Cindy
Horn
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Civilian
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WWII
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Floyd
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Tinsley
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6447
Craid St
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Merriam
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KS
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66202
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913.363.8656
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?
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Watkins
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MO
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816.413.6060
(son David's work number)
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son
David
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WWII
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Wilbur
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Watts
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660.476.2437
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JCHS
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Don
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Whittman
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816.361.1956
or 816.444.1963
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Ms.
Olderson? Called JCHS
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Logan
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Wilson
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823
N Main
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Independence
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MO
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64050
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816.833.2190
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Cindy
Horn
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WWII
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Stan
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Woodall
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MO
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816.796.3987
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Gary
Swanson
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William
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Woodson
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6925
Overhill Road
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SM
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KS
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66208
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913.362.2499
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Ed
Matheny
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Bill
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Yasinski
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MO
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816.452.1674
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Gary
Swanson
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