Vikner, David L., (1916-2003)

David Luther Vikner was born in Linju, Honan Province, China on January 1, 1916. He was the son of David Wilhelm Vikner and Lily Callerstrom Vikner, missionaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America. From the third grade (1925) he attended and boarded at the American School of Kikungshan (ASK) in Honan Province, graduating from there in 1935.

Anna Louise Lindbeck-subsequently known as Louise-was also born to Augustana missionaries in China. Born in Luoyang, Honan Province on October 18, 1916, she was the daughter of the Rev. Walter Lindbeck and Madga (nee Hallquist) Lindbeck. She too attended the American School of Kikungshan (ASK), graduating in 1934.

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