US Air Force 1967 – 1990
Enlisted United States Air Force May 3, 1967 and sworn in at Federal Building in St Louis, Missouri. Shipped to Amarillo AFB, Texas for six weeks of basic training. Amarillo was a hot dry desolate place, with no trees. For six weeks practiced marching, military classes on USAF history, … > More >
US Army (1964 – 1966)
Born during a WWII evening practice raid, green shades drawn, making his presence in total darkness, save a flashlight held by a nurse on Saturday, July 18, 4942 in Montour County, Pennsylvania. Tom was the second son of Sebastian and Loretta James.
Baptized and Confirmed at Saint Edwards Catholic Church … > More >
Thomas J. Sportsman was born September 4, 1862, at Thayer, Missouri, and spent his entire life in Linn County. For many years, he engaged in farming in the vicinity of what is now Marceline. When he was a young man, he used his team of horses and did grading for the road bed on … > More >
Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of John and Elizabeth McGown Henry. She is one of five children born to this union. Mack, Minnie, Charlie (deceased), and John, of Troy, Missouri, and Judith of Marceline.
Mack was the father of Earl Henry and grandfather of B. M. Henry of this city.
John married Miss … > More >
David Lewis “D.L.” Thomas, 93, of Marceline, MO, passed away on July 7, 2015, at the Pioneer Skilled Nursing Facility in Marceline.
D.L. was born on August 21, 1921, in New Cambria, MO, the son of Dave and Mable (Williams) Thomas. He was united in marriage to Wanda Marie Mulnix on November 18, 1945, in … > More >
HISTORY OF MARCELINE, METROPOLIS OF LINN COUNTY.
The decade from 1880 to 1890 will go down in history as the greatest ten years of railroad construction on the American continent. Jt was during this period of unparalleled industrial progress that the … > More >
PID: 20-09-32-002-018-010.00
On the LEFT / South side:
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In general, what was marshaling like?
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I’ll give you some my recollection of probably the 40s.
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The town itself is about like it is today, and things were busy because of the Second World War.
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At theater.
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For … > More >
Interviewed by Kristin Huber.
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OK.
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And we’ll start. When did you come to Marceline?
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1946.
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56 years.
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46 years ago.
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Where did you originally come from?
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Before you moved here.
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US ARMY, 1918 – Army CO G 07 Infantry Division
Harold Brown Reed was born September 20, 1890 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri to Thomas Brown Reed and Iva Nora Gillespie. In the lean years of the early 1900’s many young men hopped trains in search of work. HB hopped off the train in Garden City, … > More >
