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 24, 1941 issue of the Courier Tribune.
U.S. Service News
Leave August First
Wilbur Moore, in Wisconsin; Leander Feldkamp of Vermillion, John Kreutzman, Baileyville; and Lawrence Sigmund, Wetmore, made up the August replacement group from Nemaha County. They leave Seneca at 2:30 p.m., August 1, for Ft. Leavenworth.
News from Ft. Leavenworth: Joseph G. Hunninghake of Baileyville and Henry A. Holthaus of Seneca, recent inductees from Nemaha County, have been sent to an engineering replacement center at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.