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Chester Gruber “Chet” Cruikshank

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Chester Gruber “Chet” Cruikshank

Birth
Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA
Death
Nov 1970 (aged 57)
Colorado, USA
Burial
Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Chet was the son of "Lewis" Pearl Lewis Cruikshank and "Josie" Josephine M. Gruber. He married Agnes Marie Childress on November 22, 1935 in Denver, Denver Co., CO.

Chet and Agnes were the parents of two children:
1. Carolyn S. (Cruikshank) Day
2. "Gene" Chester Gene Cruikshank

Note: Chet Cruikshank was an American track and field athlete. Chet was national champion in men's hammer throw in 1939 and 1942 and national junior champion in 1935; he was also a good discus thrower. During World War II he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in the Battle of Anzio. [See Wikipedia for more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Cruikshank]
Chet was the son of "Lewis" Pearl Lewis Cruikshank and "Josie" Josephine M. Gruber. He married Agnes Marie Childress on November 22, 1935 in Denver, Denver Co., CO.

Chet and Agnes were the parents of two children:
1. Carolyn S. (Cruikshank) Day
2. "Gene" Chester Gene Cruikshank

Note: Chet Cruikshank was an American track and field athlete. Chet was national champion in men's hammer throw in 1939 and 1942 and national junior champion in 1935; he was also a good discus thrower. During World War II he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in the Battle of Anzio. [See Wikipedia for more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Cruikshank]


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