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Photo of Compulsory Military Training Macon County Draftees Group standing on Court House steps

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Herald and Review Photo: Compulsory Military Training Macon County Draftees standing on Court House Steps; Article on back of photo; "This group of selectees were scheduled to leave the city for Peoria medical examination center and induction into…

Photo of Compulsory Military Training, Macon County, IL. draftees standing on steps of a building

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Herald and Review Library: Photo of Group of Military Draftees; Article on back of photo; "Older men, those between 28 and 35 years of age formerly classified as 1-H, were predominant in the large group of selectees scheduled to leave here at 4:30…

Photo of four sailors in uniform; L-R; Donald L. Warnick, Gerald E. Willis, Kenneth J. Mears, and Frederick Churchman

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Herald and Review Library: Photo of four sailors; Article on back of photo; "These four young men were buddies through Decatur High school, and all four entered the navy on Dec 7. They have just completed preliminary training at Great Lakes, and are…

Photo of Emmett Williamson hold shield listing names of men who worked at Williamson Service Station that entered the armed forces

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Herald and Review Library: Williamson, Emmett, Article with photo; "This photograph, which ran in the Decatur newspaper on June 7, 1942, features Emmett Williamson of Williamson Service Station. Williamson, the owner of the station, was the seventh…

Photo of Pfc. Frank M. Kennedy in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Kennedy, Pfc. Frank M.; Article on back of photo; "Little Hope for Japanese, Pfc. Frank M. Kennedy, who has been in the South Pacific 33 months with a machine-gun company, and took part in the Papuan and New Guinea…