9 Howard County Men Drafted Into Army;
To Report On Friday
Cresco—Summoned to report to the Howard County local draft board Friday are the following nine men who have been selected for induction to be sent to Fort Des Moines:
Hubert O. Ernst and Martin H. O’Kada, Cresco;
Harold G. Schreiber, Chester;
Jerome N. Friedhof, Charles V. Morris and Wesley T. Haskovec, Elma;
John L. Pedrick, Lyle K. Blomgren and Harris E. Mahoney, Lime Springs.
Source: The Mason City Globe-Gazette, November 10, 1941
Herbert Otto Ernst was born May 23, 1920 to Charles and Helena Augusts “Lena” Bergman Ernst. He died Jan. 31, 2008 and is buried in New Oregon Cemetery, Cresco, IA.
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