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1939: Army Seeks Enrollment
The army was seeking enlistees in 1939.
1939: Company F to Increase Strength by Enlistment
Company F, the Worthington National Guard unit, was seeking enlistments in 1939, having fallen below its peacetime limit.
Tagged 1930s, 1939, armed forces, armed services, company f, enlistments, military, national guard, news, our boys, peace, war, world war II, worthington
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1945: Pigman Earns Bronze Star
Dwane Pigman, a technician fourth grade, was given the bronze star in 1945.
1945: Benstead Awarded Bronze Star
Harlow Benstead, once part of the Worthington Hardware company, was awarded a bronze star in 1945.
1945: Service Men! Your Photograph Will Mean Much to Your Loved Ones
In 1945, Rickers Photos of Worthington reminded service men that their photographs would mean a lot to their loved ones while they were gone, and also reminded former service men to have their discharge papers photo copied.
Tagged 1940s, 1945, advertising, business, military, our boys, photography, rickers, rickers photos
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1945: Marine Expects Third Assignment to Pacific Area
Marine Donald Schoepp expected to return to the Pacific Theater in 1945.
Tagged 1940s, 1945, japan, Nation and World, news, our boys, pacific theater, war, world war II
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1945: Brinkman Gets New Navy Unit Citation
Lorane Brinkman, a pharmacist’s mate first class, received the new navy unit citation in 1945.
Tagged 1940s, 1945, awards, news, our boys, Photos, war, world war II
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1945: Former Principal Lost, Presumed Dead
Ellis Matheson, former Round Lake school principal and one of the first civilian pilot training students at the Worthington airport, was officially presumed dead in 1945 after going missing in the Solomons area in 1943. Next post at 6 p.m.
Tagged 1943, 1945, education, ellis matheson, mia, missing in action, Navy, news, our boys, principal, round lake, schools, war, world war II
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1945: Servicemen Return
Douglas McMurtry, Edwin Roberts, Richard Peterson, John Berg, William Whipkey and Leonard Johnson gathered at the Worthington post office in 1945.
1945: 86th Division Here on Furlough
The boys were back in town in 1945, on furlough, before they were due to go to the Pacific theater.
