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WILSON B. FRIEND

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FRIEND, WILSON B: Lumber Dealer; b Anamosa, Iowa Aug 21, 1891; s of Frank Friend-Grace Wilson; ed Waterloo; Grinnell Coll, 1909-10; m Dana Reyelt May 2, 1925 Des Moines; s James; d Sarah; 1911-21 lbr dlr, Waterloo; 1921- mgr Harlan Lbr Co, Harlan; during World War enl 1917 US army, OTC, Fort Snelling commd 1st lt 347th field arty, later arty instr Camp Zachary Taylor Ky, disch 1918; Amer Legion, past comm, 7th dist committeeman; Northwestern & Iowa St Lbrmens Assns; Comm Club; Kiwanis; Field Club; AF&AM; hobby: fishing; res: College Blvd, Harlan.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1113. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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