Minonk's past
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A look at Minonk's past |
Minonk High School Memorial 1919 for Veterans of World War 1 |
| Lloyd N. Memmen, who is twenty-five years of age, attended Minonk High School three and a half years. He was drafted June 23, 1918, and sent to the Sweeny Auto and Tractor School at Kansas City, MO. On August 15 he was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, as a truck driver for the 113th Trench Motor Battery. On September 15, he went to Camp Mills, New York, and was to sail for France October 5 but was taken sick with pneumonia and sent to the hospital. He was sent to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, on November 7. He was discharged on December 26, 1918. |
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| Ralph Mammen attended Minonk High School from 1910 to 1912. He enlisted June 14, 1918, at Lacon, ILL. He was stationed at Rahe's Army School, Kansas City, MO., and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. On December 14, 1918, he was discharged. |
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| Captain Wilcox attended the Minonk High School from 1882 to 1886. He is fifty-two years of age. Dr. Wilcox received a commission as Captain, June 28, 1917, and was sent to the Rockefeller Institute at Waynesville, North Carolina, as chief of the staff of the Surgical Section. After serving there for seven months was discharged on December 6, 1918. |
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| Edward Schroeder attended the Minonk High School from 1889 to 1893. He graduated with the class of 1893 and was inducted in the service at Eureka, Illinois, and sent to St. Louis, MO., as a private in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army, November 7, 1918. Later he was transferred to the Quartermasters corps. He was discharged January 16, 1919. |
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| Ernest Denson attended Minonk High School from 1909 to 1913, graduating with the class of 1913. He enlisted in Chicago, December 6, 1917, at the age of 22. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., December 10, and from here he was transferred to Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Ernest was assigned to the 36th Field Hospital Co., where he drilled with company until January 26. He was honorably discharged April 2, 1918. |
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| Eldon Eckhart attended Minonk High School in 1913 and 1914. He graduated with the class of 1914. He enlisted at Manila, Philippine Islands, in the aviation corps, October 13, 1917, at the age of 21. He was promoted to sergeant December 5, 1917 and sergeant first-class on April 1, 1918. He was stationed at Carregidor, Philippine Islands; Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas; Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, LA.; and Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia. At the latter camp he was attending central machine gun officer's training school. Eldon was discharged December 27, 1918. |
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| Cecil Bumgarner attended Minonk High School in 1917 and 1918, leaving at the age of eighteen to enlist in the army at Bloomington, ILL. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks for a short time. From here he was sent to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, 1st Field Artillery, Headquarters Co. Cecil has recently received his honorable discharge. |
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| George Halfmann attended High School from 1909 to 1913. He was inducted into the military service June 14, 1918, and was sent to Rahe's Army School at North Kansas City, MO. On August 15, 1918, he was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, at Louisville, KY. In September he was warranted a Corporal of Battery B., 10th Battalion, F.A.R.D. and later to Battery B, 4th Regiment, F.A.R.D. In October he was warranted Supply Sergeant of the last named battery. He was later transferred to Battery C of the same regiment. George was discharged on January 14, 1919, with the rank of Supply Sergeant. |
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