Minonk's past
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A look at Minonk's past |
Minonk High School Memorial 1919 for Veterans of World War 1 |
| Edward J. Hinrichs attended the Minonk High School from 1908 to 1912, graduating with the class of 1912. He was inducted into the Military Service June 14, 1918. He was sent to North Kansas City, MO., to the Students Army Training Corps, remaining there for four months, doing clerical work. He was transferred to the Motor Transport Corps at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, being stationed there up to the time of his discharge. He was promoted from private first-class, to sergeant. He was discharged March 12, 1919. |
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| John E. Janssen attended the Minonk High School for one year from 1908 to 1909. He was inducted into the service September 4, 1918, at Eureka, ILL. He was sent to Camp Grant. On September 27 he left there for Camp Hancock, Georgia. From there he was sent to Camp Johnson, Georgia. He was discharged from service January 15, 1919, at Camp Grant. John was in the Machine Gun Service. |
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| Brainard Tallyn attended Minonk High School from 1914 to 1916 and graduated with the class of 1916. He enlisted at Alton, Illinois, in the S.A.T.C. of Shurtleff College on October 12, 1918, and was discharged at Alton, Illinois, December 13, 1918. |
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| Floyd Jones attended Minonk High School from 1914 to 1918 and graduated in the class of 1918. He enlisted at the University of Chicago in the S.A.T.C. in October 1918 and was discharged in December. |
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| Tom Livingston attended Minonk High School from 1914 to 1916, graduating in the class of 1916. He was a student of the University of Champaign, Illinois. He enlisted at Urbana in S.A.T.C. Unit, October 1, 1918, at the age of twenty years. He was inducted October 24 and discharged December 21, 1918. |
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| Armin Kettelhut attended Minonk High School from 1912 to 1916 and graduated with the class of 1916. He was a student of Chicago College of Dental Surgery and enlisted as a member of the Dental Student's Training Corps in the army, October 12, 1918, at the age of twenty years. He was stationed in a barracks at Chicago and was a member of the military band. He was discharged December 19, 1918. |
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| John W. Heiken attended Minonk High School from 1916 to 1917, graduating in the class of 1917. He enlisted at Eureka in S.A.T.C. unit, October 1, 1918, at the age of nineteen years. He was stationed at training camp in Eureka, Illinois, and was discharged December 14, 1918. |
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| Glenn Memmen attended Minonk High School from 1913 to 1917, graduating in the class of 1917. He enlisted at Chicago in the S.A.T.C. Unit, October 8, 1918, at the age of twenty years. Glenn was stationed at the training camp of University of Chicago in the Naval Material School. He was discharged December 20, 1918. |
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| William S. Kohl attended Minonk High School from 1914 to 1918, and graduated in the class of 1918. He enlisted at Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the S.A.T.C. Unit, of Minnesota State University, October 11, 1918, at the age of eighteen years and was stationed at training camp in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is discharged from service. |
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| Herman Halfmann entered Minonk High School in 1915 and graduated in 1917. He enlisted in the S.A.T.C. St. Viator College, in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and was discharged from service at the same place on December 12, 1918. |
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Judd Evey attended Minonk High School from 1913 to 1917 and graduated in the class of 1917. He enlisted at Eureka in the S.A.T.C. Unit, October 1, 1918, at the age of twenty years, and was stationed at the training camp in Eureka, Illinois.
He was discharged December 11, 1918. |
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Victor Seifert attended Minonk High School from 1916 to 1917 and graduated in the class of 1917.
He enlisted at Eureka in the S.A.T.C. Unit, October 1, 1918. He was stationed at the training camp in Eureka, Illinois, and was discharged December 11, 1918. |
| Walter Eilts entered Minonk High in 1915, and will graduate with the class of 1919. He enlisted at Eureka College, October 7, 1918, and was sent home a few days later because of the influenza. Before he recovered the college had been completely filled with S.A.T.C. boys. Walter then re-entered Minonk High School in order to graduate with the present class. |