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The Sun
Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa
Friday, June 7, 1918
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14 HAVE ENLISTED |
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The local board received instructions,
the last of the week to accept enlistments for voluntary
induction from registrants to enter one of three schools in Iowa
for technical training as radio operators, auto mechanics and
truck drivers. Fourteen men have answered the call and will leave
June 10 for the service. Those who enlisted as radio operators go
to the state university at Iowa City, the auto mechanics go to
either Iowa City or Ames and the truck drivers go to the Des
Monies colleges. Those who have enlisted in the radio class are
T.G. Samuelson; Fred R. Wessman and Francis L. Casey, all of Red
Oak. Those in the auto mechanic class are Carl Asplund, W.C.
Weinman, Lee Roy Hite, of Red Oak, Harry W. Shields, Paul C.
Fisher, Leslie Watts, of Villisca, and F.A. Jarvis, of Grant.
Those who enlisted as truck drivers are Wm. H. Smith, Vance W.
Wallin, Reynold E. Swanson, of Stanton, and L.H. Bruce, of Red
Oak. |
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