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Collecting records for soldiers - 1944

This picture was taken in 1944 and shows Minonk volunteers collecting records for soldiers in World War II. From the left is Jake Meierhofer, Herman 'Coon' DeFries, Bob Webster, J. W. VanDoren and Tom Paloumpis.

The picture is the courtesy of Mae Copp, daughter of Herman 'Coon' DeFries.