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1917 Howard County Draftees Second Contingent
Off for Camp Dodge.
Howard County’s second contingent of men for the National Army, a full carload of cheering men willing to serve their country, left on the accommodation Wednesday morning. At Calmar they were met by the Clayton and Allamakee county contingents and entertained by the Calmar people who had two bands out for the occasion. Following are the names of the 55 men who made up the contingent.
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List of Draftees
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Every man included in the call for the 19th reported except Otto C. Macklin, who at registration time worked near Cresco and later went to Rock Island, where he was examined. The vacancy caused by his non-appearance was filled by the last named man on the above list, who was one of the list of alternates selected.
Certified List to Cover County’s Quota On September 15th, the District Board certified a list of seventeen making a total of 143 certifications for the county, five in excess of the county’s quota. Those added to the list before published are as follows:
Those added to the Certified list
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The list of Draftees in the second contingent was extracted from
Library of Congress Micro-Film using:
Chronicling America, transcribed and prepared for the Web by Bill Waters. This Report was
published in the
Cresco Plain Dealer Sept. 21, 1917, P-1 C-1, 2
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