Photo of Draftees standing in front of courthouse steps

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Draftees standing in front of courthouse steps

Subject

WWII
World War II
Draftees
Army
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. draftees in front of the courthouse. Article on back of photo; "Included in the group of Decatur men who left here early this morning for physical examination and induction in the U. S. Army at Peoria are these men from Decatur board No. 1. They are, left to right: First Row: James W. Walker, Troy D. Purdue, Charles F. Bass, Elbridge A. Goodhue, L. D. Thompson, Henry E. Carter, Lyle W. Harris, Harry J. Johnson, Edwin F. Reynolds, Charles B. Lrenz, John Goins. Second Row: Berlyn B. Turner, F. M. Atteberry, Cecil K. Downs, Gust S. Goumas, John H. HIll, Jack M. Bergen, William R. Moomey, Gerald D. Force, Haven D. Page, Emmet D. Jackson. Third Row: Luther McNeill, George J. Rader, Harold Fortner, Cleo P. Cavanaugh, Donald D. Whitten, Selectee Girdler, Cyril Hayward, Gordon E. Jenkins, William R. Meier, Selectee Chilton. Fourth Row: James M. Londigran, Horace L. Alexander, Thomas F. Humphreys, Theodore R. Burd, B. O. Jordan, Martin D. MacMillan, Wayne Arthur Bolin, Hugh M. McDonald, G. D. Howard, J. M. Blair."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

10/9/1942

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

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Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF879

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 x 11.5"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/dd8fb35de309271d65a799aaf8b0b3d3.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Draftees standing in front of courthouse steps,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 3, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1738.