A team autographed football and letter sweater from his senior year at Charleston High School in 1942 remain among Victor Asseff's most cherished possessions. A longtime teacher and school counselor, he turned 88 in June.
Lawrence Pierce
"All games were at Laidley Field. ...
Lawrence Pierce
... They would have 20,000 to 25,000 people ...
Lawrence Pierce
... and everybody had reserved seats."
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Standing straight and tall, young Victor Asseff posed for a family portrait in his three-piece suit.
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The Gazette ran this picture of Victor Asseff with a story about the upcoming 1942 football game between Charleston High and Stonewall.
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In 1942, this senior class picture of Victor Asseff appeared in the Charleston High School yearbook.
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In the Air Force, Victor Asseff spent his time in the States working with squadrons who flew B-17s and B-29s.
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A proud college graduate, Victor Asseff got undergraduate and master's degrees thanks to help from the GI Bill.
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This portrait depicts Victor Asseff in the prime of his life.
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Active for years in Masonic activities, Victor Asseff models the Shrine hat he keeps in a zippered hatbox.
Gazette photo by LAWRENCE PIERCE.......'ASSEFF1'.......8x6.14.......Victor Asseff.......INNERVIEWS.......11/13/12.......
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