BIO: Wilfred A. FLECK, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 68. __________________________________________________________ WILFRED A. FLECK Petersburg, Pa. Rural Mail Carrier: He was born at Wood, Huntingdon County, Pa., February 21, 1896. A son of Frank Fleck, retired; he was with the East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company at their mines for thirty-five years; he married Estella Himes; both reside at Altoona, Pa. Wilfred A. Fleck received his first schooling at Robertsdale, Pa., and also at Springfield township for four years at what was known as the Wood Cutting School. He is a World War veteran. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., on June 5, 1916; assigned to 14th Cavalry; was at barracks for one month; then to Eagle Pass, Texas; was there for one year; left for Houston, Texas; was made a corporal March 18, 1918; there for six months; left for New York, to Camp Upton, Long Island; there for ten days; embarked on English boat; landed at Liverpool, England, after fourteen days on water; left for Winchester, England; there for forty-eight hours; thence to Southampton, England; crossed channel to La Havre, France; left for Vercel, near Swiss border, a final training camp then to St. Die sector from August 5th to August 24, 1918; in action; from there to St. Mihiel offensive, 12th to 16th of September, 1918; occupied St. Mihiel salient from September 17th to 11th of November, 1918; at this point armistice was signed; left for Longwy (Upper France); there for three months, left for Luxemburg; thence to Salmrohr in Germany, after which he went to Brest, France, homeward bound; sailed July 13, 1919, and arrived in U.S. July 21, 1919; went to Camp Merritt, and from there to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia; there for six weeks; was sent to Camp Dix to the reserve, October 9, 1919; came home with a service of four years all but one day. He was in the service before entering the World War; came out as corporal; was made a qualified marksman April 21, 1917. He belongs to the American Legion Post, Petersburg, Pa. A Republican. His brothers are Harry, a carpenter, Altoona, Pa., married to Gertrude Lane; Le Roy, a school teacher, Altoona, Pa., married to Edna Gutshall. Sisters are Hope, at home; Olive, married to John Wible, a merchant at Three Springs, Pa.; Lucy, married to Roy Greenland, Three Springs, Pa. Wilfred A. Fleck was married to Margaret Park, a daughter of Clay and Alice Park, of Three Springs. They have one son, Raymond, eight years; two daughters, Lillian, six years, and Lois, two years; Mr. Fleck ahs been a Rural Mail Carrier out of Petersburg for eight years, known as Route No. 1, covering twenty-five miles.