Verden an der Aller
Verden is located in the German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller. It is the administrative centre of the district of Verden. The nearest large cities are Bremen (35 km) and Hannover (90 km).
Vernon Alden
Alden was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1923. As a young boy, he attended public school in Illinois and Rhode Island. During World War II, Alden attended the Navy Officers Japanese Language School in Boulder, Colorado, before serving on the aircraft carrier . Alden received a degree in English literature at Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.