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 31, 1941 issue of the Courier Tribune.
Conscientious Objector To Go in August
Nemaha County has few selective service registrants who claim conscientious objection to military service. Of course, where they are not otherwise 1-A men, the matter is not of primary importance because they would not be called anyway.
Wilbur J. Grimm, whose home is northeast of Oneida, is the first 1-A man reached so far to claim conscientious objection. He has passed one medical examination. If he passes a re-examination, he will be sent to a camp for objectors at Magnolia, Arkansas, the middle of next month, where he will spend his year in non-military work.
Report on Three More From Leavenworth
Ft. Leavenworth—William B. Stanton, Centralia, Raphael L. Dalsing, Seneca, and Joseph A. Barrett, Wetmore, recent Nemaha County inductees, have been assigned to the Ordnance replacement training center at Aberdeen, Maryland. They were included in a group of 60 men which left Ft. Leavenworth Tuesday.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Dalsing were at Ft. Leavenworth Tuesday to visit their son before he left for Maryland. At that time, it was expected Joseph Barrett would not be transferred for a few days because a vaccination on his arm had taken hard.