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1920 - 1998 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Ward E. Benkelman, M.D. was born on 27 Jul 1920 in McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas; died on 27 Jan 1998 in Polson, Lake County, Montana. Notes:
He and his brother, Robert K., were alumni of Kemper Military School of Boonville, Missouri.
http://www.kemperalumni.org/
The brothers were also both veterans of World War II, and are listed online on "Bob's Journal - Kemper men in WWII, Army."
Maj. Ward E. Benkelman, 1937-39
Lt. Robert K. Benkelman, 1939-41
http://okielegacy.org/unclebob/kemperalumni15.html
The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 10, September 1, 1947, wrote that Ward Benkelman was a student at Kansas University in the Medical Department.
Volume 13 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 4, 1950, reported that he and his wife were living in Honolulu, Hawaii where he was taking his internship at Tripler Hospital.
He later practiced as a physician in St. Francis, Kansas, and later still in Polson, Montana.
Ward married Mary Lewis about 1949 in New York. Mary was born on 6 Jul 1925 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 29 Apr 1998 in Polson, Lake County, Montana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
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