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The first Pond Doctor was Owen A. Biller, Sr. He fought in France during World War II. Owen’s ambition was to be a wildlife biologist before he joined the United States Army. Before enlistment he was admitted to the University of Chicago and had an internship lined up with TV personality, Marlin Perkins, at the famous Brookfield Zoo. Like so many men during that time, he put his personal plans on hold. Owen would go on to serve with distinction, fighting on the first day at Normandy (D-Day) and would be awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Before his discharge at the end of WWII, he would be specially assigned to duties in the OSS, which became the CIA after the war. He returned from the war and went to work for United States Steel Corporation of Gary, Indiana. In the evenings he studied electrical engineering, and before he retired he worked his way to Head Utilities Analyst for USS Corporation of Indiana.