Dal Coger
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(May 3, 1923 – October 2, 2002)
Dalvan Coger attended his first convention, the 1942 Michiconference, and lived in the Slan Shack of Battle Creek before entering the military during World War II.
While in California, he connected with LASFS before being sent to France. About 20 years of gafiation followed.
In the mid-1970s, now a professor of African studies in Memphis, he re-entered fandom and wrote fanhistory articles, some of which appeared in the fanzine Mimosa. He was a member of The Cult. He was married to fellow fan Greta Coger.
In his fanzine Dal's Journal #6, he wrote a very long autobiographical article, with the summary
In my sixty-seven years I have farmed, with tractor and horses, milked cows, and slopped pigs. In high school one summer I made cement blocks. There was a stint in a war plant making bombs and then two decades of soldiering. In that profession I was a machine gunner, telephone linesman, surveyor, and intelligence specialist. I attended a special intelligence course at Oberammergau in southern Germany, and graduated with honors. As a senior sergeant in both intelligence and operations I was rated as an instructor (MOS 152.8828), with some capability in German. For several years I taught military science to sophomores at Purdue University. With a Top Secret clearance I worked for the United States State Department for two months. I also captained the group ski team for three weeks at Berchtesgaden in Germany. As a college professor I have taught more than a dozen courses in European, African and American history, as well as courses in international relations and science fiction. My area of specialty is South Africa; I have travelled extensively in that area.
See the entire article
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1979 -- Roc*Kon 4
- 1983 -- UpperSouthClave XIII, Toastmaster at MidSouthCon 3
- 2001 -- Outstanding Achievement Award by MidSouthCon 19
- 2004 -- Rebel Award (posthumous)
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