G. Edward Larson Papers

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G. Edward Larson Papers

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SNAC Resource ID: 6494858

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Larson, G. Edward (Godfrey Edward), 1920-1994

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Godfrey Edward Larson (1920-1994) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He joined the Army at the start of World War II and was assigned to the Transportation Corps. He attended Officer’s Candidate School in Louisiana during the summer of 1943 and became a lieutenant. In 1944 and 1945 he served as a port officer at Cherbourg, France. After the war Larson returned to Minnesota where he joined the staff of former governor Harold Stassen. Larson served as Stassen’s aide from 1947 to 1958. He accompanied...