Basic Training
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at Fort Riley in Kansas USA
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Basic Training
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Arthur George Sylver was born on October 24, 1928 to parents Lloyd Sterling Sylver and Irene Minnie Whiting. He had siblings including Jacques "Jack" Lloyd Sylver (1923-2000), Frederick "Fred" R Sylver (1925-2016), Betty Jane Dolores Sylver (1927-2003), Ronald Sylver (1929-1987), and Thomas Edison Sylver (1930-2001).
He was a lifelong resident of Detroit, MI and worked at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. in Warren, MI for 36 years.
Arthur was drafted for the Korean Conflict. He had previously served with the US Coast Guard on the freighters of the Great Lakes, continuing after WWII as a Merchant Marine.
Then 6 months off the ships as a regular joe he was drafted and put into basic training and put into the Army, where he served with the Tank Corps. Arthur Sylver served in the US Army from November 19, 1952 until his discharge on November 18, 1954.
On April 4, 1958 he married Goldie Lee Ward (1930–2002) in Detroit, MI. The couple had a daughter together. They were married for 41 years.
Arthur Sylver passed away on July 27, 2000 in Detroit, MI.
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My mother is Pamela Thompson. My dad is Richard William Russell.
My mom grew up in Fenwick Michigan. My dad grew up in Hart Michigan. They had 2 kids together. Living in Michigan. I have other Half siblings out there somewhere
My mom grew up in Fenwick Michigan. My dad grew up in Hart Michigan. They had 2 kids together. Living in Michigan. I have other Half siblings out there somewhere
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