Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Jane Shields and Orville Freeman on their wedding day, 1942

Jane Shields met Orville Freeman, a law student, while attending All-University Council meetings at the University of Minnesota in 1941. The couple was married May 2, 1942 in Washington, D.C., after Orville completed training and received his commission with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Publisher: Jane C. Freeman, used with permission.
Date: 1942

Jane Shields and Orville Freeman on their wedding day, 1942