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Jack R. Knicely Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force / U.S. Air Force Reserve 1942-1945 1961-1981 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Jack R. Knicely first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on May 19, 2012. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in December in Lincoln, Neb. Jack Knicely was a student at the university there. An announcement had...
Donald C. Larson Staff Sergeant U.S. Army 1942-1945 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Donald C. Larson first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on May 5, 2012. As was the case much of the time, the Cheyenne County Selective Service System was doing its job, drafting young men to help fill the ranks of the Army, mainly. After the Japanese at...
Harold D. "Spike" Steele Sergeant, U.S. Army 1945-1947 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Harold D. "Spike" Steele first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on April 21, 2012. Harold "Spike" Steele was a subject of the draft. He was on the farm in Banner County, minding his own business when the "greetings" letter arrived. Soon, he would be...
Rex V. Fuller Major, U.S. Air Force 1943-1964 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Rex Fuller, who passed away in November 2013 at the age of 90, first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on April 14, 2012. Rex Fuller was in California in late 1941 when Pearl Harbor was struck. Immediately, he wanted to go to war, like the rest of his generatio...
Virgil A. Nelson Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy 1938-1945 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Virgil Nelson, who passed away in October 2012 at the age of 97, first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on April 7, 2012. In early 1938, Virgil Nelson was 22. He had grown up on a farm southwest of Potter. He was the fourth of six children. His fath...
Kenneth W. Mueller Staff Sergeant U. S. Army World War II Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Kenneth "Ken" Mueller has been a part of this community for nearly all his 92 years. He was raised on a farm north of Potter, Neb. He graduated high school and knew of the war raging in Europe and in the Pacific....
Rolland E. Vencil Chief Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force 1942-1967 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Rolland "Chief" Vencil graduated from Kimball High School in 1941. A few months later, Japanese forces struck ships of the U.S. Navy fleet, killing more than 2,800 people and causing incredible...
Richard S. Ryder Machinists Mate 3rd Class U.S. Navy World War II Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In early 1942, Richard Ryder and a few of his buddies went to the local recruiting office in Parkersburg, W. Va. They were ready to sign up. It didn't much matter which branch of service they were going...
M. Winifred Johnston Nichols Lieutenant, U.S. Navy World War II – 1942-1945 Korea – 1951-1953 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In 1937, Winifred Johnston graduated from Beth El School of Nursing in Colorado Springs, Colo. The head of the school at that time insisted that the graduates give back to the...
Allen D. Wolfe Specialist 5 U.S. Army Vietnam Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In late 1966, Allen Wolfe was doing just fair, he said. He had graduated from Scottsbluff High School and was living at home and seeing a young lady. He and his girlfriend had a long-time relationship, but it fell apart...
Clark E. Wicks Sergeant U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-1945 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Clark Wicks was barely 16 years old when World War II began. Much before that, he was helping work the family farm near Colome, S.D. He knew first-hand about the long hours, the hard physical labor, the dust...
Lowell D. "Dusty" Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps 1951-'54 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Lowell D., or "Dusty," was raised in Garland, Texas. He seemed to be a normal kid going through school. When he was 18 yrs old, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was delivered to the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot...
Raymond E. Little Private First Class U.S. Army 1950-1953 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Raymond "Ray" Little spent most of his growing-up years in Fort Collins, Colo. He was a scrappy kid whose household could have been a little warmer. When he was 17, he quit high school. His mother sent him to the...
Donald L. Wilson CPO 1st Class U.S. Navy 1947-1958 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Donald Wilson enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He grew up in David City, Neb. After graduating from high school, he soon realized that there wasn't much of a future for young people there at that point in time – 1947. If y...
James E. Minshall Sergeant, U.S. Army Co C, 6th Ranger Battalion World War II Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. When the air and sea forces of the Imperial Japanese attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, much of the American culture changed. Our country had already been committed to...
James Detrick 2nd Class Petty Officer U.S. Navy 1950-1962 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. James A. Detrick enlisted in the U.S. Navy in April 1950 at Cheyenne, Wyo. He selected to serve in the Navy because he wanted something different from what he had. He wanted to be a Sea-bee, but served on a ship...
R. Wayne Adamson Yeoman 2nd Class U.S. Navy 1941 to 1945 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. R. Wayne Adamson was doing alright. He was 21. He had graduated from Bushnell High School three years prior and was helping on his family dairy farm. In November 1941, before the attack at Pearl Harbor, Wayne knew...
Daniel E. Kinnison Private First Class U.S. Army Air Forces World War II Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. By March 1944, World War II was being fought on many fronts, costing thousands of lives and even more injuries. There was progress being made in Europe as well as in the islands in the Pacific....
Thomas H. Evans Technician 4th Grade U.S. Army World War II Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Thomas H. "Tom" Evans was in his senior year of high school in a small town in north central Missouri. When he arrived home from class in the spring of 1943, he found a postcard addressed to him. It was from the...
Lyle D. Tayson Sergeant U.S. Army A/B Seaman Merchant Marines Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. When the leadership of the U.S. government engaged America in World War II, there was a tremendous amount of work to be done. Many of our young men and women had to be trained in the branches of the military...
Gwen Moore Lieutenant, U.S. Navy 1959-1968 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In 1959, Gwen Moore was a young lady who had reached her 21st birthday. She had worked a few jobs since high school graduation, but knew that she needed an education and a different look at the world. One place to obtain both...
RUDY L. VIRGIL Store Keeper 3rd Class U.S. Navy 1957-1960 and 1967-1971 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Traveling south on 11th Avenue in Sidney is a restaurant that sits just north of the First Methodist Church and across the street from the bowling alley. The workers at "Virgil's" maintain a low...
Harold A. Armstrong 1st Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Corps/ U.S. Air Force WWII/Korean War Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In the years 1941 through 1945, America's teenagers had serious decisions to make. America was engaged in war. The teens, mostly young men, could pick a branch of the U.S. military to...
Lowell L. Swanson Private First Class United States Army 1944-1946 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In 1957, growing up in Sidney, Little League Baseball was an important thing to be a part of. A kid had to have some skills and he had to be a member of a team. He had to do his part. He had to practice...
Aldon D. Eckland Petty Officer 2nd Class US Navy 1952-1956 In the summer of 1952, the Korean War was in progress. Many young men and women in the Midwest were joining the various branches of the service. Aldon Eckland--Al--fancied the U.S. Navy. He and his best buddy from school went to the recruiter at the same time and decided to sign up. They had both completed high school and Eckland held a job with the local meat processing plant, working in the maintenance section. His supervisor told him that if he went into the service, there would alwa...
