Neil Jerome Elmquist passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Ridgecrest, California, surrounded by love. He was born on the family farm in Wilcox, Pennsylvania, on January 25, 1928. He was the youngest son of Edward William and Olga Florence (Pearson) Elmquist. Neil worked on the farm until 1946 when he was selected for draft into the U.S. Army. He was on a ship headed to the Philippines when the atomic bomb was dropped. The crew stood on [...]
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