Published by admin on Wed, 09/13/2023 - 2:49pm
James Roger Kor was born Nov. 9, 1945, in Pierre, S.D. Nine months later his adoptive parents Thomas Jake and Louise (Visker) Kor took him home to their farm north of White, S.D., where he grew up.
After graduating from high school and attending college for several semesters he entered the U.S. Army serving as an artillery surveyor from 1966-68.
Following military service he attended South Dakota State University studying civil engineering and earning a bachelor’s degree. While there he met Rose Mary Coughlin and they married Aug. 28, 1970, in Brookings, S.D.