Continued from Nov. 25 “The wheel is spinning in the United States for some 17 million young men. It started when Congress decreed that they should register for possible military service. Then came the registration; then the spin which gave each man in the county a serial number. Tuesday of this week came the whirl …
Category: World War II
Funeral Ships
Have you heard of 'funeral ships'? While researching the military service and death of Private George Weeks, I learned that his body was transported home from Germany aboard the Lawrence Victory in 1948. Curious about the ship, Lawrence Victory, I found that it and several other ships were tasked with transporting the bodies of fallen …
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 …
Draft Order
The Courier TribuneNov 4, 1940page 1 Forming New Draft Board From County Posts Burden Will Thus Fall on Men Already Public Salaried The Nemaha county draft board is being reorganized. The county commissioners have recommended that Sheriff Loyd Cobun, Register of Deeds Bert Stratton and O. J. Ward, deputy county clerk, be appointed for this …
1940 Draft Order
The Courier Tribune31 Oct 1940page 1 The Wheel of Fortune Spins For Registrants Determine Draft Order — No. 1 in Nemaha Is Ivan Bryant, Wetmore The wheel of fortune spins — and where — it stops nobody knows. The wheel is spinning in the United States for some 17 million young men. It started when …
Saturday Tidbits
The Courier-Tribune (Seneca, Kansas)28 Oct 1940page 1 Add to the Draft ListFrom Absentee Cards County Board Draws Numbers Additional to Those in Thursday’s Paper This paper on Thursday of last week carried the names and county serial numbers of 1604 Nemaha county selective service registrants. Since that time, the county draft board has received the …
Francis Kokenge
WWII Death Non Battle Courier Tribune8 Sept 1941page 3 There may be another change at the ACA office if Francis-Kokenge is successful this week in passing the strict physical tests required by the army air corps, Francis wants to enlist and take welding and electrical engineering. Courier TribuneMay 4, 1942 Francis Kokenge, who had recently …
Saturday Tidbits
Courier Tribune24 Oct 1940 List Nemaha Serial Numbers for the Draft Over 1600 names are in the County Roll A Master List Will Be Chosen in Washington, D.C.Tuesday to Determine Order in Which LocalNumbers Will Be Called The Courier-Tribune prints today a list of names and numbers important to almost every home in Nemaha county. …
Paul Boeding
World War II Death Non-Battle High School Activities Draftees Assigned to Squadron Groups Activity Period Stresses Physical Fitness Program An assembly was held in the auditorium Friday morning October 16. The purpose of the meeting was to explain the activities taking place this year. This was done by Father Maurus who said that the most …
Saturday Tidbits
Courier Tribune24 Oct 1940 List Nemaha Serial Numbers for the Draft Over 1600 names are in the County Roll A Master List Will Be Chosen in Washington, D.C.Tuesday to Determine Order in Which LocalNumbers Will Be Called The Courier-Tribune prints today a list of names and numbers important to almost every home in Nemaha county. …