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[[order to report for induction]] [[preprinted]] App. not Req. Prepare in Duplicate [[boxed]] ^[[Local Board No. 1 51 Whitley County 183 [[pencil underlined]] JUN 20 1944 [[/pencil underlined]] 001 301 W. Van Buren Street Columbia City, Indiana]] [[/boxed]] (Local Board Date Stamp With Code) [[image: emblem of SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM]] (Date of Mailing)^[[JUN 20 '44]] ORDER TO [[pencil underlined]] REPORT FOR INDUCTION [/pencil underlined]] [[and a note: between the above sentence and the following is cutout list of names]] 5. [] Rejected, physically fit but unacceptable for other reasons. (Date of examination) ^[[MAR 14 1944]] Name Induction Station Commander ^[[Chester A. Macomic]] ^[[I]] Rank ^]]CHESTER A. MACOMIC, CAPT, AUS]] Station ^[[HDQ. 1583rd S.U. AFIS, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.]] DSS Form 218 GPO 16-37983-1 [/order to report for induction]] [[newspaper clipping fold-out]] LARGEST GROUP GOES TODAY TO INDIANAPOLIS [[underlined]] ^[[3/14/44]] [[/underlined]] [[line]] EIGHTY-SEVEN REGISTRANTS INCLUDE FATHERS AND HIGH SCHOOL BOYS-TAKES THREE BUSSES. [[line]] Numbering [[pencil underlined]] 87 [/pencil underlined]] the first March contingent of Whitley county registrants went to the Indianapolis armory for physical examination this morning, going in three busses. This is the largest group that has left at one time since induction service was institute. Many were married men including pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, and some were high school students, who had reached the age of 18, when they must register. Those going today to Indianapolis were: Donald E. Michael, R. 1, Claypool; Alfred N. Clark, Larwill; Donald E. Musselman, R. 3; Olin S. Kaufman, R. 5; Robert L. Schinbecker, Indianapolis; William P. Creech, R. 7; B. F. Berry, R. 5; P. Phil Pinckley, R. 4. Joseph Wm. Henderson, R. 1, Churubusco; Robert M. Sroufe, Larwill; [[pencil underlined]] Galen H. Wilkinson, [/pencil underlined]] R. 1, Larwill; William R. Sewell, Columbia City; [[pencil underlined]] Richard M. Day [/pencil underlined]], So. Whitley; [[pencil underlined]] Wm. Earl Jones, [/pencil underlined]] Columbia City; Harold L. Bennett, R. 3; Robert Dale McWhirter, R. 5, Ft. Wayne. [[pencil underlined]] Lee J. Plattner [/pencil underlined]], R. 6; C. Eugene Gregg, Columbia City; George W. Roberts, Columbia City; George Wm. Allman, Churubusco; Marshall C. Schinbeckler, Columbia City; Joseph R. Roe, Columbia City; Carl R. Sponseller, Roann; Carl E. Weigold, Columbia City. Clifford M. Gibson, Columbia City; Joshua J. Bright, Ft. Wayne; Frank L. Karst, Columbia City; John N. Wigent, R. 7; Orville E. Sands, So. Whitley; Robert L. Erne, Columbia City. Ralph I. Loe, South Whitley; John E. Bricker, South Whitley; Carl M. Brown, Willard, O; Henry L. Karst, Columbia City; Clarence A. Platner, Columbia City; Amos J. Pulfer, Mansfield, O.; Firmer W. Burns, Ft. Wayne; Harmon P. Murbach, Columbia City. Harry L. Boyd, R. 5; James F. Parrett, Columbia City; Henry William Price, South Whitley, David T. Whalen, Fort Wayne, Jos. Edgar Lang, Churobusco;. Clay R. Gale, South Whitely; Benj. Paul Pequignot, R. 5, Fort Wayne; Elwood J. Bauder, Warsaw ^[[John Pence]] Ralph O. McKown, R. 6; Esta R. Keel, R. 1, Larwill; Samuel R. Schra [[abrupt end of column]] [[/newspaper clipping]] [[list of names]] (S. O. No. 157) Par. 1 (Cont'd) [[line]] 53. Keith E. Terrill 35903971 54. Ralph Robertson 35903972 55. George Lycas 35903973 56. Floyd Q. Cain 35903974 57. Ralph Overmyer, Jr. 35903975 58. Lee J. Plattner 35903976 [[left margin]] [[bracketing arrow]] ^[[ARMY]] [[bracketing arrow]] [[right margin arrow pointing to 58 Lee J. Plattner]] ^[[KIA 4/4/45]] 59. Richard M. Day 35903977 60. Galen H. Wilkinson 35903978 61. [[pencil underlined]] William E. Jones 35903979 [/pencil underlined]] 62. Gerald N. Wilhems 35903980 63. Henry W. Ross 35903981 64. James C. Collins 35903982 [[left margin]] ^[[ARMY AIR CORPS]] [[/left margin]] 66. Wilks G. Sims 35903984 67. William S. Hendrickson, Jr. 35903985 68. Donald G. Busch 35903986 69. Gerlando P. Siracusa 35903987 70. Robert K. Atkinson 35903988 71. Richard J. Crady 35903989 72. Carl W. Frazier 35903990 73. Ralph L. Grace 35903991 74. Donald R. Bailey 35903992 75. James W. Scudder 35903993 [[and a note: The word ARMY is in left margin with inclusive arrows running from the name 53. Keith E. Terrill to 58. Lee. J. Plattner, and a red number 58 is also in left margin. The word ARMY AIR CORPS is in left margin with inclusive arrows running from 59. Richard M. Day to 64. James C. Collins, and a red number 17 is also in left margin. [[/and a note]]