Eugen Kimling in World War I and Chef's Uniforms
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Eugen Kimling, Eugene's father, served in the German Army during World War I. After the war, he went through a traditional German apprenticeship program to become a chef. While working as a journeyman, he cooked on board a passenger liner bound for Brazil where he met and married his wife, Karla Muller.
This file appears in: Pioneers in the Jungle
Pioneers in the Jungle
"My parents met in South America where my father was working at that time and my mother was visiting. They got married and bought land in the interior to raise cattle. I understand that it was a day to a day-and-a-half ride on horseback outside of…