Minonk's past
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A look at Minonk's past |
Minonk High School Memorial 1919
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| Timothy Ryan attended the Minonk High School from 1912 to 1916. He enlisted at the age of 21 in the medical corps at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, June 1, 1918. He was sent to the Hospital Corps Training School for three months. "Tim" was sent to Camp Farragut and two weeks later to Camp Logan. Later he returned to Great Lakes and was stationed at Medical Headquarters. During the Spanish Influenza epidemic, he cared for the sick for some time at various camps. On December 13, 1918, he was put on a draft for Hampton Roads, Virginia, and went to the Pharmacist Mate School. He was discharged February 20, 1919. |
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| Howard Jury attended the Minonk High School from 1912 to 1916. He enlisted June 1, 1918, at Great Lakes, Illinois, and was soon transferred to seaman guard on the main station and later to the main gate. He remained at this work four months and then entered the armed guard school. Howard was sent to the Brooklyn Navy Yards. Later he was transferred to Yorktown, Virginia, and again to Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was released from service December 10, 1919. |
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