Answering the call of duty
SLAYTON — He was trained in weapons firing, unloaded ships, did guard duty, went to telegraph school, worked as a radio operator, decoded messages, was a switchboard operator and finally installed telephone lines in Japan before he was sent back home 10 months after the armistice (Victory over Japan) was announced and World War II had come to an end.
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SLAYTON — A 5K Fun Run/Walk to raise funds and support Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight is planned at 9:30 a.m. April 17 at the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton.
Jenkins viewed wrath of atomic bomb
WWII veteran from Bigelow served in Navy Seabees
BIGELOW — At 39 square miles, the island of Tinian — part of the Mariana Islands in the North Pacific — is just a mere speck on a world globe. Yet, what happened on that little island, surrounded by secrecy, changed the course of battle and brought victory to the American forces in World War II.
Honor Flight dates announced
Veterans will make journey to Washington, D.C., April 30-May 1
WORTHINGTON — Just two months after fundraising began, the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight has set April 30 and May 1 as the dates for 110 World War II veterans to travel to their memorial in Washington, D.C.
Hansen trains WWII soldiers with eighth-grade education
HARDWICK — Don Hansen was already married with a couple of children when he received a draft notice ordering him to report for duty in World War II. He wasn’t surprised. In fact, he’d expected the papers would arrive sooner or later.
RELATED CONTENTSt. Mary’s raises $1K for honor flight
WORTHINGTON — Between the crisis in Haiti that has drawn the world’s attention and more local efforts to send veterans to the World War II Memorial, there is no shortage of people in need — and no shortage of St. Mary’s students willing to lend a hand.
RELATED CONTENTSW Minn. Honor Flight nears goal
More than $115,000 raised to send WWII veterans to their memorial
LUVERNE — The flight has now been booked, and the dates are soon to be announced for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight, which will take the area’s World War II veterans to see their memorial in Washington, D.C.
Veteran tales: Death and destruction
Edgerton veteran lucky to return home unscathed after World War II
EDGERTON — One month after Edgerton’s Art Broekhuis celebrated his 18th birthday in June 1943, he reported for duty at Fort Snelling.
Letter: Do what you can to help with Honor Flight
I encourage WWII veterans to sign up with Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota and take the opportunity to visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C
RELATED CONTENTTending to the boys of war
Jackson’s Strube cared for soldiers on stateside Army bases
JACKSON — She dedicated nearly her entire adult life to caring for the ill and the injured, but perhaps nothing had a more profound impact on her than the years she tended to our nation’s men in uniform — the broken, the battered boys of war.
Brief: Honor Flight fundraiser set
WORTHINGTON — A fundraiser for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight will be Feb. 19 at Worthington Elks Lodge, 1105 Second Ave.
WWII veteran trained as torpedo gunner
SLAYTON — The year was 1943. Jim Meaden was in his senior year of high school at Slayton and working alongside his dad, Otto, in the family-owned Meaden Machine Works, when his draft notice arrived in the mail. He was told he would need to report for duty soon after graduation, but it wasn’t until he was interviewed by specialists at boot camp that he was assigned to the U.S. Navy.
RELATED CONTENTFour brothers, three branches, one war
WORTHINGTON — When Kenneth “Jack” Griffith graduated from Worthington High School in the spring of 1941, he was filled with hopes and dreams not unlike any other high school graduate.
RELATED CONTENTEditorial: Deep Freeze Dip warms hearts
When planning for the Deep Freeze Dip for Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight began two weeks ago, organizers were hoping the fundraiser would net about $5,000.
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