Soper, Harold S., “Soper, Harold (Interview transcript and video), 2017,” Digital Collections, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/45543.
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Soper, Harold (Interview transcript and video), 2017
Harold Soper was born on April 16, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana and settled into Grand Rapids in 1929. Soper was drafted into the Army before finishing college and went on to supervise the American Oil Dump being shipped through Iran and Iraq to the Soviet Union. After being turned away from the Army Corps of Engineering and officers' training, he was relocated to Chicago and Indianapolis to close domestic military contracts. After leaving the service, Soper finished his schooling and earned a master's degree in accounting.