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Summary Bill Mansker was born on December 11, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma the second of 7 children. He was raised through high school in a rural setting and contributed to the livelihood of the Mansker family farm in south central Missouri. At Plato High School, he was active in basketball and baseball, and focused his academic interests in the sciences. Upon graduating third in his senior class, he received a University of Missouri Curators' Scholarship to attend the University of Missouri (UMC-Columbia). After graduating (B.S. Geology) in 1968, he entered the University of Missouri Master's program. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1969. Upon completing his 2 year enlistment he was honorably discharged, having achieved a Specialist 5th Class rank ( MOS: 12B30 (Oldest first)