Additional material on J. Gordon English

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a.ctivel:y ~"'U'ticipa:~,;:d in the agncul tural e 1.. r..sio vor of the co tty for tile l)C.e:t 42 y~.:rs, with the excepti.cn of hi.'1 o.hsonco during wcx,,ld r 1 in mrlc1 period h- \I co:ni ... s:toned encigl~ 1 na-ml aviatio'l. ol.w'n:fS be n

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th2 :rto.irs of tl American Legion during

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Born .,.. t Ore . ley, Colo., August tr(, lfi93, too son of !, • a · !r • Albe .En6li"'h, he gre•• u:p f'Elll11l1o.r with farm l:t£e. ru.o fnther., vho died in 191~3,, ., n+.

1 :t-a ven yea.rs o:n th~-stm.e ff.U"l'il at

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Mr. E 11sb .:t ndcd the Gro~ley lligh el'.ool nn w· c:;ro.dua ·' f:ror Colorado

& 1 College in the c N s ot 1916 vitl the tlt•5r~ Bachelor of · cic•1ee. He majare

in civil nnd as;ricu.l.turul. ngioo-e1ring.

:21n:terii,g c0l7%1).n;~y s.erviet'l Mn:reh l_.

1916_.

a.t Lovell,. Wyoming, as fru.,n ,.tpprcmtico,

he ~ made field.man 1n October ot• that ycsr,, •rorking nt Worll: nd and Dnain. re

cute1.-od " o rla.vy J U\U.lt'Y l ., 1918 nd. rcs'I..U®d cOllipCt.ny sorvtco kl.rch 1₁ 1919 ae fiel at \·11ndoQ:l'. In Jul.31, 1919, ·, m.i.o tra.n.s1'erred -u;; :tielt1rna.n to the Lo~nt dirrtr1ct

1 ~ r he ably served duri.I th~ sixteen _3enrs;prior oo his ppoin · nt in December,

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e.s .a.uiatcmt to t ma. · er at B:ru.a.. • Ic served at Brush up to his apl)Ointtnent

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wu;;mg. c-r o.t. Bterl1ng i

1939

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Re beetullC mtt."1£l.ger at 'Brighton in.

1943

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