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Lynn Munger of Steuben County, Indiana graduated from Orland High School in 1935 and attended Manchester College, where he developed an interest in archaeology, music and Native American culture. He received his college degree in 1938, during the Great Depression. He worked at Auburn Rubber Co. before joining the Navy.
He attended a four-month U.S. Navy medical school in San Diego, and served 17 months on the USS Enterprise before World War II began. Munger was on base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. Munger worked as a teacher after his discharge and got involved in real estate, purchasing property on Lake Pleasant, Crooked Lake, Jimmerson Lake, Nevada Mills and Fremont. He began dealing in art, antiques, guns and coins while managing a nursery at Nevada Mills and playing in bands.
His address labels identify him as “Prof. L. Munger, Curator.” Munger spent years traveling the United States in search of antiques, many Native American items that became part of Fremont bank owner Earl Ford McNaughton’s collection. He started the Potawatomi Museum, a licensed Indiana museum to display and sell Native American cultural objects. GRPM records show that his contact in Grand Rapids, Dr. Ruth Herrick, made purchases from him.
(Source: https://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/heraldrepublican/article_46e6ae16-92dc-5974-8f27-f2984e2dffd9.html)