Donald Walter, Richard
Schaaf to Armed Forces
Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walter, was sworn into the Coast Guard service and leaves July 28 for New York to report for training. He enlisted in Omaha last Tuesday. Donald graduated from the local high school this year.
Another young lad reporting for pre-induction physical last week was Dick Schaaf, who has made his home here with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDermott, while fin- ishing high school here. He went to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., last week for his physical examina- tion and passed.
Dick and his brother, Bob left for Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday night to spend a week visiting with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Schaaf and brother, Rex, before Dick is inducted into service.
(The Walnut Bureau, A Friendly Newspaper Boosting a Friendly Community, Thursday, July 20, 1944, p. 1)