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Catalog Number
T92-1278.1
Description
Black and white photograph, 8"x10", of  photo of the Holland Polar Bear Club that fought in Russia in World War One.  This photo appeared in the Holland Evening Sentinel om May 28, 1948.

Front row, left to right: 1. Benjamin Roos (1891-1965); 2. John Beyer (1890-1969); 3. Bernard Schipper;  4. Albert De Maat (1896-1959) of Holland, MI; 5. Cornelius Wittigen; 6. Ben Lievense; 7. Shud Althuis (1889-1958) of Holland, MI; 8. Henry Bok of Hudsonville, MI; and, 9. Harvey Grover (1892-1961) of Holland, MI.

Second row from bottom, left to right: John Van Loo; Martin Rotman; John Riemersma; John Volkers of Zeeland, MI; Benjamin De Zwaan; Sam Hoekstra; jacob Zwemer; William Renkema; & John De Vries.

Third row, left to right: William Huizenga; Gerrit Stam; Henry Meeusen; Walter Bocks; Leonard De Pree; Jack Knoll; Thomas Halley of Holland, MI; Henry Garvelink; and Albert Slagh of Holland, MI.

Back row, left to right: Louis Meeusen; Martin De Boer; Jacob Meeusen; Don Hacklander; Henry Cook of Hudsonville, MI; John Molewyk; Dick Hunderman; John Piers; Ed Whaley; Albert Pyle; and Herm Gerritsen.
History
The following men, shown in the photo, were from Holland, MI.

Benjamin Roos, 1891-1965, wife Marie, buried in Pilgrim Home.

Harvey Grover (1892-1961)
Harvey lived in Holland, MI at 369 W. 17th with his wife Louise. They were married in Holland, MI on 4-20-1918. Harvey worked at the National Biscuit Co. Harvey was buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.