RESEARCH NOTES
William SIM was the eldest son of
George SIM and
Edna OTWELL of Buffalo, NY. He was drafted into the Army in 1943 at age 18 and was soon assigned to the Marines.
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Bill SIM, 1945
From the Collection of Delores S.
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In August 1943, 19 year old cousin Dorothy was single and living with her parents on Potomac Avenue in Buffalo. She was the only child of George's sister
Edith SIM-FOLEY and her husband Gene FOLEY. Dorothy was attending Buffalo State Teachers College and soon began “practice teaching”. By the end of the war, she obtained her teaching degree and taught Social Studies in Buffalo public schools. After the war, she continued with her career and married Ted KUMROW and they had 2 children.
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Dorothy FOLEY
Photo curtesy of cousin Mary Ellen F.
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Parris Island is a Marine recruit training depot that is still active today. “Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island” is an 8,095 acres military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles south of Beaufort. From 1941 through 1945, the Marines trained 204,509 recruits there.
“Uncle Gene” was Edith SIM’s husband and Dorothy’s father Eli Eugene FOLEY.
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| Edith and Eli FOLEY |
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