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Kenneth W. Jurgens

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Kenneth Walter Jurgens was my father, and I want to share his accomplishments with my family. Young Family Life Kenneth was born on June 26, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Hans Henry Jurgens and Mildred Emily Baker. Unfortunately, they divorced before he was two years old. While his mother worked, he was raised by his grandmother, Elisabeth Reichel Baker, who spoiled him. His father kept in contact with him, visiting when he could even though he lived out-of-state. July 2, 1932 July 2, 1932 July 2, 1932      Kenneth with his father Schooling Kenneth attended St. Odilio Catholic elementary school in Berwyn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago on the west side. Kenneth was attracted to the military from a young age. For junior high school, he attended the Junior Military Academy in Chicago. It was located on Greenwood Avenue in Chicago's South Side.  J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois, is where Kenneth attended from 1943-46. He did not graduate....
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Hans Henry Jurgens

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Hans Jurgens was my grandfather and the son of Johann Jurgens from his second marriage.  Early Years Here are two photos of Hans in his school classrooms in Brooklyn, New York. In the first photo, Hans is seated in the third row from the left, the sixth student from the front. On the blackboard in the back of the classroom "class 1a" is written. This is his first grade class photo. Hans is in the third row from the left, the sixth student from the front. In the second photo, Hans is in the far right row, the fourth student from the front. I'm guessing this is his second grade class photo. Hans is in the far right row, the fourth student from the front. Other photos of Hans as a child appear in the earlier blog, Family Photographs. Places Lived Hans was born on July 20, 1900, in Hoboken, New Jersey. His registered name at birth was Heinrich Hans Luthjens. The mystery behind his birth was explained in an earlier blog. See Family Records of Johann Jurgens. Throughout his lif...
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