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Schuster, Henry, 1926-2014
Henry Schuster (1926-2014), a child survivor of the Holocaust and 20-year resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, established the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada in 1995 with his wife Anita. He served as President Emeritus of the Survivors Group, and also as Jewish Lay Leader for Nellis Air Force Base. Schuster’s escape from Nazi persecution was aided by the French humanitarian organization Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants, and he was instrumental in the planning a 50th anniversary reunion for “OSE children” that was attended by 170 survivors from around the world.
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Andersen, Roger William, 1930-
Roger William Anderson was born on March 12, 1930, in Sparta, Wisconsin. Roger married Rebecca F. on December 15, 1956, and they had three children: William Eric Anderson, Lee Christian Anderson, and Joseph Leif Anderson.
Anderson is affiliated with the Nevada Test Site as a Captain/Major United States Air Force assigned to the 1129th Special Activities Squadron as a pilot and command post controller.
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Stabile, Dick, 1909-1980
Richard D. “Dick” Stabile (1909-1980) was a musician, big-band leader, composer, and orchestral arranger. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the eldest son of a professional musician. He began playing the saxophone at fifteen and joined the Ben Bernie Band in 1928 at the age of nineteen. By 1936, he was leading his own orchestra and recording for the Decca, Bluebird, and Vocalion labels.
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