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Kevin C. McCann (October 12, 1904 – February 21, 1981) was a biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower and he served as president of Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio. Biography [ edit ]
Terry "Tuff" Ryan (July 14, 1946 – May 16, 2007) was an American writer, originally from Defiance, Ohio, who resided in San Francisco for most of her adult life. She was best known for her memoir The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, published in 2001, and subsequent film adaptation released in 2005.
Evelyn Lehman Ryan was born in Sherwood, Ohio, to Orren and Minnie Lehman; Minnie died soon after giving birth, and Orren sent Ryan and her older sister to live with relatives. [1] She spent her first three years living with an aunt and uncle. [2] [1] She graduated from Sherwood High School in 1931 as valedictorian. [2]
Walter William Wensinger (September 4, 1894 – July 10, 1972) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general.He is most noted for his service as commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment during Battle of Iwo Jima, when he received the Navy Cross, the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat.
Miller was born in Defiance, Ohio. He attended University of Notre Dame and received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1914. He joined the Ohio National Guard and served in France during World War I. After the war, Miller began practicing law in Cleveland. In 1928, he was elected county prosecutor and had a hand in defeating the city manager plan.
Duerk was born in Defiance, Ohio, on March 29, 1920, to Albert and Emma Duerk. [3] She had nursing training at Toledo Hospital School of Nursing, from which she received her diploma in 1941. [ 4 ]
He graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania and eventually, Crutchley graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Defiance College in Ohio in 1970, and earned a Master of Engineering degree in Engineering Administration at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,066 at the 2020 census . It is located at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana , in Ohio's northwestern corner.