William J. D. Delp

Born: 01/27/1921   Lansing , MI
Parents: Guy E. and Nelle L. Delp
Children: Michael, Gretchen
Address(es):
Permanent :
615 N. State Rd.
Belding , MI 48809

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Four blue stars in the window : the world war two adventures of the Jensen Brothers History Adult Greenville, MI : W. Delp 2006
Iceboxes, Incendiaries, and Images; Memoirs of Gibson Refrigerator Company 1939 to 1972
- The memoirs of a manufacturing engineer, covering the years 1939-1970 at the Gibson Refrigerator Company (later known as Electrolux Group).
Non Fiction Adult Interlochen, MI. : MGT Press 2002
From Our Boys In the Service 1941-45; The WW2 Scrapbooks of Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jenson, Greenville, Michigan
- Edited and indexed by Wm. J. Delp
History Adult Belding, MI. : W.J. Delp 2001
Battling the Bolos; or, The Diary of a Polar Bear; (the personal diary of Pvt. J P "Jake" Darling, of the 339th Infantry Regiment during the American Intervention in North Russia, 1918-1920) History Adult self-published 1998
The Kingsley Court Chronicles; Youthful Memories of Lansing Michigan, 1920's-1930's
- Joint author is brother, Robert G. Delp of Lansing, MI
Non Fiction , Biography Adult Interlochen, MI: MGT Press 1998
One Hundred Pounds of Wet Bread; Memoires of a Volunteer Literacy Tutor Non Fiction , Biography Adult Self-published 1993
Wartime History (1940-1953) of Gibson Refrigerator Company Greenville, Michigan Non Fiction , History Adult Greenville, MI 1993
The patriots : Ionia County, Michigan men who were in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Michigan History Adult Belding, Mich. : W.J. Delp 1991
The patriots : Montcalm County, Michigan men who were in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Belding, Mich. : W.J. Delp 1990
Other writings:
- Various guest editorials published in The Greenville Daily News
1980 -1991
What is the aim or goal of your writing: Personal satisfaction; as well as providing a written record of my many lifetime experiences for future generations of my family.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Assistant manager
- Retired in 1981
Rayborn Hardware Company Belding , MI 1973 -1981
Plant manager Fedders Corporation Greenville , MI 1970 -1973
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Gibson Division, White Consolidated Industries Greenville , MI 1968 -1970
Master Sgt. U.S. Army 1943 -1946
Master mechanic and Chief tool engineer Gibson Refrigerator Company Greenville , MI 1939 -1968

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