Private George A. Weeks Courier TribuneOct 2, 1944page 2 Albert Hasenkamp, Vernon Keegan, Wilfred Reist, George Weeks, Adrian Schmitz and Bernard Schultejans, Nemaha county boys, are all in 155th Bn of the 92nd Regiment, recently at Camp Hood, Texas, and were home on furlough last week. They will leave home on October 2nd and proceed …
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Elgin Strahm
Purple Heart Recipient In October 1940, Elgin Strahm registered for the 'young men's' draft. According to his registration, he was living with his mother in Nemaha county, Kansas and employed by E. L. Seidel in Sabetha. In March 1942, Elgin Strahm wa one of 35 men from Nemaha county that was accepted for military duty. …
Veteran’s Day
Today is veteran's day. In honor of all who have served, today's post is going to highlight some of my previous posts about veterans. Last year, my Veteran's Day post, Veterans in My Tree, documented those individuals in my genealogy file with a military service fact. This year, I'm going to create a list of …
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George A. Weeks Albert Hasenkamp, Vernon Keegan, Wilfred Reist, George Weeks, Adrian Schmitz and Bernard Schultejans, Nemaha county boys, are all in 155th Bn of the 92nd Regiment, recently at Camp Hood, Texas, and were home on furlough last week. They will leave home on October 2nd and proceed to Fort Meade, Md. Two other …
Lawrence Winterscheidt
Purple Heart Recipient Local NewsLawrence Winterscheidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wintersheidt, goes to Eskridge, Kansas today where he will be enrolled in sheet metal work in an NYA school. The school is an overflow of NYA’s Topeka defense industry training. Courier Tribune4 Sep 1941page 4 Twenty Three Are Inducted Pass the Final Exams …
William Earl Guilford
Purple Heart Recipient William Earl Guilford was listed as Earl Guilford as a graduate of Centralia high school on May 17, 1943. Having turned 18 in the month of June, William Earl Guilford registered with the Nemaha County draft board. Then in August, 1943, Centralians in Service Earl Guilford reported at Fort Leavenworth August 10 …
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Ernest Swart The Oakley Graphic (Oakley, KS)28 Feb 1941 Ernest Swart was one of the Gove County men who left Monday night for military training camp. Grinnell Record Leader (Grinnell, KS)16 Oct 1941 Our local draftees, who left almost a year ago to do their part for National Defense, are home on a furlough from …
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PFC Bernard Otto Schultejans Courier Tribune (Seneca, KS)8 Jan 1945 A Kelly Soldier Killed in ActionBernard Schultejans Diedin Luxembourg, Dec. 26 Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schultejans received word Sunday from War Department that their second son, Pfc. Bernard Schultejans, was killed Dec. 26 in Luxembourg. He had been overseas only a few months and according …
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Joseph A. Enneking Courier Tribune2 Nov 1944 A Kelly SoldierReported Missing Pfc. Joseph A. EnnekingIn France Three Months Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Enneking, Kelly, received word Monday, that their son, Pfc. Joseph A. Enneking, has been missing since October 13 in the European theater of war. Joseph was a member of an infantry division, was …