He was born in
Raleigh NC. He has two brothers. He married Edda Alford after meeting her while stationed in Germany.
Before retiring, Alford was in the
United States Army. He was stationed in Germany where he learned computer coding using punch cards. When honorably discharged he returned to the States and moved to Virginia. His day job was writing codes for banks.[1] He played a large part in fixing the
Y 2 K bank coding.[citation needed]
Civil War Museum Treasures: Outstanding Artifacts and the Stories Behind Them. McFarland, Jefferson, 2008.
ISBN978-0786431861
Allied Looting in World War II: Thefts of Art, Manuscripts, Stamps and Jewelry in Europe. McFarland, Jefferson, 2011.
ISBN978-0786460533
Hermann Goring and the Nazi Art Collection: The Looting of Europe's Art Treasures and Their Dispersal After World War II. McFarland, Jefferson, 2012.
ISBN9780786489558
Sacking Aladdin’s Cave: Plundering Göring’s Nazi War Trophies. Schiffer, Atglen, 2013.
ISBN9780764343964 (With Thomas M. Johnson and Mike F. Morris)
References
^Author(s). Schiffer Books. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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