Pawnee, Ok. Pawnee Chief Courier-Dispatch February 22, 1945 Draft board reclassifies some Pawnee County Men and inducts one Submitted by JBerly JBerly@swbell.net http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/pawnee/military/ww2/draft.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGenWeb NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nine 18-Year-Olds, Three older men Classified in 1-A The county draft board at its meeting last Friday evening found 12 men for class 1-A, nine of whom are boys 18 years old in January. The others were Elmer Thigpen, 36 Years old; Cleo E. Smelser, 33 years old; and Roy R. Caldwell, 34 years old, all transferred from Class 2-A. Five men were transferred from 1-A to other classes and one was inducted. 1-A- Elmer Thigpen, Cleo E. Smelser, Roy R. Caldwell, Wayne L. Reynard, Curtis W. Dunn, Howard H. Bulter, Carl F. Meyerdirk, William F. Walker, Sammy Southern, Melvin G. Martin, Denver A. Gigg; John A. Futly. 2-A-Donald C. Cox, Wiley F. Kelso, Clarence M. Gill. 2-A (F) Baptise R. Collins, Perry A. McCollum, Archie A. Walker, Roy W. Casey, Charles H. Brown. 2-B (F) Henry C. Nash, Roy E. Fowler, Charles S. Head, Jr., Dolphus O. James, Thomas N. Joplin, John W. Bank. 2-C-Merlin W. Venable, Jesse D. Hickson. 1-C (F) Walter D. Bledsaw 1-C (Inducted) Clifford O. McFall. 4-f-Raymond L. Gambill, Ernest A. McKenzie, Cecil R. Ridgeway, Delbert L. Brown. .