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Catalog Number
2019.32.6
Description
Scrapbook, in black, 3-ring binder.  On the cover is the front page to George Kuiper's book "World War II As I remember It".
This scrapbook is filled with personal mementos from the life of George Kuiper, including the following: order to report for physical exam (May 2, 1944); certificate of fitness (May 2, 1944); order to report for induction (June 8, 1944); immunization register (July 7, 1944); brochure  on places to visit in Paris; French money; postcards; invasion map; honorable discharge certificate; programs from Fourteenth Street CRC; alumni newsletter; telegram; and photographs.


 
History
Items in donation 2019.32 belonged to George Kuiper, Jr. They were donated in his memory by his family.

George Henry Kuiper was born February 24, 1926 in Holland, MI to George Kuiper, Sr. (1900-1990) and Minnie Vos Kuiper (1888-1992).

He attended Holland Christian schools, graduating in 1944. That summer he attended artillery training at Camp Roberts in California. George served in the Army's Battery "A" 191st Field Artillery Battalion. George arrived in France in December of 1944. He would soon be a participant in the Battle of the Bulge. He left Europe for home in June 1946.

George married Gladys Overbeek on May 7, 1948. He worked for Roamer Boats before starting his own company, Zeeland Industries.
Gift of
Given in Memory of George Kuiper by his family.