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'''Edwin Frederick De La Roi''' was a [[Nebraska]] [[fanartist]] recommended to [[faneds]] in ''[[MFS Bulletin]]'' 19 ([https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahevelin_775 February 15, 1943, p. 3]). | '''Edwin Frederick De La Roi''' was a [[Nebraska]] [[fanartist]] recommended to [[faneds]] in ''[[MFS Bulletin]]'' 19 ([https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahevelin_775 February 15, 1943, p. 3]). | ||
| − | [[Walt Dunkelberger]] was the first to report to [[fandom]], in ''[[Fanewscard]]'' 67 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/FanewsCard/Fanews067-01.html September 22, 1944]), that | + | During [[World War II]], he did his [[fanac]] while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Boatswain's Mate, 2nd Class. [[Walt Dunkelberger]] was the first to report to [[fandom]], in ''[[Fanewscard]]'' 67 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/FanewsCard/Fanews067-01.html September 22, 1944]), that De La Roi's ship, the [https://monitor.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/uscgc-jackson.html USCGC ''Jackson''], had sunk in a hurricane, and he with it. |
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38167698/edwin-f-delaroi FindaGrave entry. ] | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38167698/edwin-f-delaroi FindaGrave entry. ] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:02, 30 May 2023
(May 16, 1921 – September 14, 1944)
Edwin Frederick De La Roi was a Nebraska fanartist recommended to faneds in MFS Bulletin 19 (February 15, 1943, p. 3).
During World War II, he did his fanac while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Boatswain's Mate, 2nd Class. Walt Dunkelberger was the first to report to fandom, in Fanewscard 67 (September 22, 1944), that De La Roi's ship, the USCGC Jackson, had sunk in a hurricane, and he with it.
| Person | 1921—1944 |
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