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    LEE ALBERT DUNHAM

    Lee Albert Dunham, a veteran of the World War and a progressive young business man of Covington, was born at Laura, Miami county, October 22, 1894, a son of Frank and Grace (Myers) Dunham. Mr. Dunham was educated in the public schools of Covington and as a youth learned the barber's trade under his father. His career was interrupted by the entrance of the United States into the great World war, and July 24, 1917, Mr. Dunham enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to Company A, One Hundred and Forty- eight regiment, Thirty-seventh division. He was subsequently transferred to, the medical detachment at Camp Lee, and was assigned to the first aid contingent overseas, seeing active service on the front line in Belgium and France. He was gassed at the first drive in Belgium, also in the Argonne Forest; was wounded several times, though not seriously. His contingent saw much active fighting, as is shown in the history of this valiant organization in the military section of this work. On his return to the United States and his subsequent recovery from his injury, Mr. Dunham joined his father in the proprietorship of the leading tonsorial parlors at Covington. The business is a thriving and growing one and Mr. Dunham is one of the most popular young men of his community. He married Carrie, daughter of William Seng, of Covington. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, the American Legion, and the Presbyterian church, and is a Republican in politics.

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