Ferman Landis

Interview of Ferman Landis for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Mr. Landis discusses growing up in Perry County, Pennsylvania before becoming a Military Police officer during World War II. After the War he realized his goal of becoming a dairy farmer in Cumberland County, PA. He further talks about his family and life in Boiling Springs, PA.

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Landis, Ferman interviewed by Blair Williams, January 13, 2020, Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library, Cumberland County Historical Society, http://www.gardnerlibrary.org/stories/ferman-landis, (accessed Month Day, Year).

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