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17 County Men Leave for Service in Army |
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17 County Men Leave for Service in Army |
 Seventeen
Eau Claire county men left on the "400 Friday afternoon for the
Army reception center at Ft. Sheridan to begin service for Uncle Sam.
Thirteen from the city of Eau Claire assembled at Headquarters of the draft board No. 1 in the post office building and for from communities outside the city assembled at headquarters of Board No. 2 at the court house annex. Gifts were presented each man by the Women's Auxiliary of the USO canteen. In the group from the city of Eau Claire shown in the top picture are the following: Thomas J. Mitchell, 1010 Graham Avenue; Jack B. Justesen, Box 156, Augusta; Donald G. Herges, 609 South Dewey Street; Kenneth J. Bliss, Vine Street RR 2; James E. Krahn, 1211 Barland Street; Arnold H. Kaatz, 1610 Laurel Avenue; William F. Joliffe, Jr. 115 East Third Street, Duluth, MN Paul H. Reidinger, 604 1/2 McDonaough Street; Reuben E. Ahlen, Grand View Hotel, Phillips; Laren F Birtzer, 610 Fifth Avenue; Ray J. Nimsger, 308 Chippewa Street; Robert C. Hobart 1412 Sherwin Avenue; David L. Loken, 618 Erin Street. Men from Board No. 2 are pictured at left. |
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right; W. W. Glassbrenner, 205 Doty Street; R. E. Crane, Fairchild; E.
G. Boetzer, 515 1/2 Maple Street, and C. L. Raether, Eau Claire, Route
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