Calvin "Kent" Upp was born June 30, 1925 in Wellington, KS. Upp was a graduate of Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, KS. After graduation he entered the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18, he honorable served in the US Army with the 94th Division in Europe during WW II as an Infantryman, PVT First Class. The 94th landed on Omaha Beach three months after D-Day and Upp remained with the 94th until the conclusion of the war. He returner to the United States in February in 1946. The war impacted him greatly and he seldom spoke of it until later in life. He remained in contact with his Army buddies and attended many Army reunions. Using the GI bill Upp enrolled at Baker College in Baldwin, KS become the first in his family to graduate from college. He worked in Kansas City until 1956 then moved to Wichita KS and worked for Boeing until he retired. Courtesy of the Wellington Daily News.