Have you used newspaper accounts to piece together someone’s military service? The Nemaha County, Kansas, newspapers are a treasure trove of information, providing valuable insights into the lives and service of those who served in the military during World War II.
Today’s clipping comes from the July 21, 1941 issue of the Courier Tribune.
Seven Accepted; New Call Aug. 2
This photo shows eight young men who left Nemaha County last Wednesday for military service. They are, top row, left to right: Wilfred Kramer, Henry Holthaus, William Stanton, and Albert Boeckman. Lower row: Raphael Dalsing, Lester Noble, Joseph Barrett, and Joseph Hunninghake. All were accepted for induction at Ft. Leavenworth except Noble.
The county has a call for four more men to be sent August 2 as replacements for the July call, which was originally for 12 men.
Three men were over 28 and “there was not time,” after men that age were deferred, to call for more. A fourth man was Kenneth Gernand, formerly of Goff, recently of Washington, D.C., whom it has been officially learned joined the marines instead of waiting for army service.Next five men up, from whom the call for four likely will be filled, are Wilbur Moore, Goff, now in Wisconsin; Lawrence Sigmund, Wetmore, volunteering ahead of his number; Kenneth Joseph Dick, of Baileyville; Leander Feldkamp, Vermillion; and John H. Kreutzman, Baileyville.
