Photo of Macon County Draftees standing in front of Courthouse

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Title

Photo of Macon County Draftees standing in front of Courthouse

Subject

WWII
World War II
Macon County Draftees
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County draftees; Article on back of photo; "These 50 men from Decatur draft board no. 2 were scheduled to leave Decatur early this morning for Peoria where they will receive physical examinations and be inducted into the U. S. Army. Left to Right, they are:
First row: Virgie Rolly Robinson, Ralph Liston, Gunleck A. Rice, Harley R. Freeman, Bill A. Speagle, LaVerne F. Woolington, Austin C. Parish, Carl B. Wond, Horace Williams, Carter E. Taylor; Second row: Amos Jones, J. W. Massey, Jr., William H. Strong, Contingent Leader Richard Morthland, Nelson Lock, Leland Fay Stevens, William Coppenbarger, Robert C. Gabriel, Jasper P. Stevens, Harry M. Tan; Third Row: LeRoy Hanck, Carl Koslowski, Ernest W. Yobski, J. P. Senger, Emmanuel G. Johnson, Robert D. Beadles, Joseph A. Lahme, Glen Click, Orville Riggs, Roy H. Ross, Fourth Row: Lawrence J. Waggoner, Vastine Hight, William B. Lougue, Jr., Frances Harold Godsey, Wallace D. Herring, Thomas H. Acken, Assistant Leader John W. Williams, Jesse Spann, Charles Taylor, Robert J. Cope; Fifth Row: Clarence Godfrey, James W. Meridth, Bert Boyd, Jr., Robert E. Golembek, Assistant Leader William B. Parker, Alva Leo Braden, Ernest F. Grabowski, Robert C. Semelka, John Leroy Crum, Russell Dale Bulla."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

9/24/1942

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

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Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF872

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 x 11.75"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/cafe13227ad7f3cbe33b55ac07e1c3dc.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Macon County Draftees standing in front of Courthouse,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed July 26, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1729.