Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.

Subject

WWII
World War II
Draftees
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "This group of young men has been sent by Decatur draft board No. 1 to an induction center for final physical examination for assignments to various branches of the military service. The group includes, left to right: First Row: Virgil W. Kelley, Berkely A. Heiland, Roland H. Biesner, Kenneth Buchanan, Earl F. Lucas, Henry B. Willard, Elihu 'Hugh' Holland, John A. Hartley, Jack Troesch, and Lawrence Roe; Second Row: John Wayne Reed, Jr., Charles A. Seibert, James A. Monanteras, William Lee Buchanan, Fred Dan Korhendorfer, Merle L. Collins, Herbert Fleming, William A. Friebe, George W. Steffen, Jr., and Louis M. Murphy; Third Row: Willard J. Blaase, Albert Edwards Paul, Marvin Arnold, H. J. Hindman, Dale V. Bell, Ernest Bratcher, Albert G. Rigge, Jr., Arthur M. Wells, C. W. Whitake, and Harold E. Mayo; Fourth Row: Gail Hoover, Brentin F. Alvis, Harold Allen Myers, Bruce M. Jones, Voris Gerald Hyland, Ernest L. Grant, Donald D. Clodfelter, Lewis E. Gardner, Harold P. Anderson, and Francis A. White; Fifth Row: turner C. 'Nick' Barnes, Vernard I. Martin, George D. Barrett, Robert Paul Keeling, Raymond R. Nickell, Herschel K. Proctor, and D. R. Byrkit."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

6/17/1943

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF935

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/080c83329afa30d47b7aca2274ed9dc4.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 21, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1914.