16 LISTED 1-A BY DRAFT BOARD
List From Which Inductees Selected
The names of sixteen men classified as 1-A are now on file with the Plymouth County selective service board and they may be expected to be called in to fill the quotas the next few months. The men now listed as 1-A registrants are: Avery John Burns, Westfield
Source: LeMars Sentinel, June 18, 1943
15 MORE CALLED TO WAR SERVICE
Now At Fort Crook For Final Physical Examinations
The July draft contigent left Sunday afternoon by bus for Ft. Crook, Neb., for final physical examinations for the United States armed forces. The group numbered 15 and they will return sometime tonight or tomorrow for three weeks furlough before starting actual training.
The list includes the following: Avery J. Burns, Westfield
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, July 12, 1943
SIX OFF TODAY FOR U. S. ARMY
Next Call Will Be Less Than Present One, Board States
The July draft call for the U. S. Army left by bus this morning for Fort Leavenworth, Kans., where they will start actual training in the armed forces.
The list includes only six:
Meinard W. Orban, LeMars; Eldon Simonsen, Merrill; Earl Helm, Sioux City; Norman Marienau, LeMars; Paul Hoppe, LeMars; and Avery Burns, Sioux City.
Of the 15 who were sent for physical examinations three weeks ago, 11 passed. The other five members in the July call were enrolled in either the navy or marines and their names have been published.
According to the draft board, the August call will be lighter than July and less men will be called to the colors.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, August 2, 1943
***Further Research:
Avery John “A. J.” Burns was born July 1, 1914 to Elmer and Lizzie A. Green Burns. He died July 1, 1999 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
