|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
George Henak
| |||||
|
Becky Dirks Haugsted provided the images and Janet A. Brandt transcribed the text.
|
 |
George Henak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Henak was born May 30, 1893 near Oxford Junction. On July 25, 1918, he left his town with the contingent of 19 boys for Camp Gordon, Ga. He sailed overseas, embarking on Sept. 12, 1918. He was taken sick with pneumonia following influenza and died somewhere in France on Sept. 29, 1918. Private Henak was the first Oxford Junction boy in the overseas casualty lists, though Gilbert Pavelka was killed in action the same day. Memorial services for Pri. Henak were held in the Lutheran Church at Oxford Junction after news of his death reached there The services were under the direction of the Masonic Lodge of which he was a member. | ||||
 |  | |||||
![[to home]](../shared/homepage.gif){kind=small}
© Copyright 1997-2013, The Art Department, © Copyright 2014-2020, Richard Harrison.
| ||||||
