A salute to Johnson County's Veterans |
| June 2012 |
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AL LEMIEUX
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| Korea, Marines; Rifleman in 5th Marines, lst Marine Division, Sergeant, 1950-54, served at capture of Punch Bowl above 38th parallel; Combat Action Ribbon, other medals. |
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CLYDE ACKERMAN |
| Overland Park | |
| Korea, Army; 534th Transportation Company, 64th Battalion, attached to Marines, Private First Class, Truck Driver and Mechanic, Pusan to Seoul to 38th parallel, served 1948-51; four Battle Stars. |
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BUELL HOYT |
| Overland Park | |
| Cold War Pre-Vietnam, Army Special Services; Stateside, 325th Base Post Office, Sergeant, played baseball on Army base team at Fort Leonard Wood; served six years active and reserves. |
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DWIGHT BORGER |
| Lenexa | |
| Cold War, Army; Stateside, Corporal, maintained Hercules missiles at training site, Fort Bliss, Texas, served 1957-60. |
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JACK BRATCHER |
| Overland Park | |
| Cold War, Army; Panama, Germany, Pentagon, Company Commander in 1st, 25th Division, Executive Officer in 125th Signal Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel, served 1972-93. |
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DAVE WALKER |
| Lenexa | |
Cold War, Pre-Vietnam, Army Medical Corps; Stateside, E5, Medical Lab Technician at Yuma Proving Grounds, served 1961-63. |
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HARRY HUTSELL |
| Overland Park | |
| World War II, Marines; Pacific, Corporal, Machine Gunner, Guadalcanal, lst Marine Division D-Day Tarawa, 5th Marine Division D-Day Iwo Jima, injured D+21, one year in hospital, one of two in squad to survive. |
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CLARK FISHER |
| Prairie Village | |
| World War II, Army Air Corps; Major, Engineering Officer, on several bases in Aleutian Islands, 28th Composite Group, 11th Air Force, also 4th Air Force Headquarters, in Aleutians on Dec. 7, 1941. |
The Best Times features veterans each month. Some vets outside Johnson County are featured when their family members are Johnson County seniors. To suggest a vet's name, including yours, contact Gary Swanson: call 913-744-8282 or e-mail gswanson@kc.rr.com.
