Published September 01, 2011, 10:12 PM
WINDOM — While many young men in the early 1940s waited for Uncle Sam to come calling with draft papers, there were a fair share who volunteered — some stepping up even before they could legally sign their name on enlistment papers.
Windom's Meyers delivered troops to shore via landing craft in World War II
Marine steered into Saipan, Okinawa invasionsWINDOM — While many young men in the early 1940s waited for Uncle Sam to come calling with draft papers, there were a fair share who volunteered — some stepping up even before they could legally sign their name on enlistment papers.
By: Julie Buntjer, Worthington Daily Globe
