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James A. Parsons was an American chemical engineer. Parsons was born in Hand County, South Dakota. Upon graduation from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, B.
Clyde Stanley Shields was born on December 28, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas. After graduating from Mitchell High School in South Dakota, in May of 1936, Shields enlisted in the South Dakota National Guard.