Note: We plan to collect the names of those from McCune who served in the armed forces throughout the history of the community and post them in the future.
McCune and World War II
Publicity, movies, and documentaries about World War II led us to consider what happened in our small town of McCune, KS, during those years. How were the families there affected? How many men and women served? How many lost their lives?
Unlike many schools, McCune printed at least three yearbooks during those years: in 1943, in 1945, and in 1946. According to those yearbooks, 141 McCune alumni served in W.W.II along with three staff members. (Since this article appeared in the June newsletter, we have added seven people bringing the total to 148 alumni who served.)
Also listed was a McCune and Community Honor Roll in the 1946 edition. With additions, at least 155 young people were called to the Armed Forces for a total of 306 from the McCune Vicinity. Let us know if there is anyone else unlisted. Some corrections were made in spelling and some married names have been added since this article was printed in June 2001.
Most names have been reproduced here as they appeared in those issues of the McCune Eagle.
McCune High School Veterans of W.W.II
Staff Members: Dr. Paul B. Leffler; William Stoskopf; Paul Wilson
Class of 23: Dr. Clayton Traylor
Class of 24:Tom Chapin; Forrest Turney
Class of 25: Herbert Baker; Leonard Turney; Charles Whitlock
Class of 27: Bernice Harley Pickering; Harold A.Traylor
Class of 28: Joseph Trabue
Class of 30: David Baker; Charles Chapin; Fred Samp
Class of 31: Willard Boor; George Garrison
Class of 32: Ladrue Carper; Hugh Foster
Class of 33: Loyal Bell; Ward Mansfield: William E. Montgomery; Harold Spease; Leslie Thomas; Otis Thomas
Class of 34: Marvin Barrow; Herman Haile; Shirley Himes; Bob Morrison; Conard J. Morrison
Class of 35: Albyrt Boor; Ernest Garrison; Kenneth Jackson; Manford Mansfield; Lester Morrow; Floyd Percy; Ira Sartin; Jay Swain; James P. Wylie
Class of 36: Clyde Johnston; Charles McElwain; Verne Riggs; Dean Rupard; Stanley Stewart; Hugh White
Class of 37: Mary Ball; Rex Boore; Frederick Crawford; Wayne Dickerson; David Emmons; Karl Lewis Roese
Class of 38: Harold Barrow; Carl Boor; Ernest Justice; Dale Kirk; Arthur McGown; Lyman Pool; Elsie Thomas Reynolds; Ralph Tosser
Class of 39: Marvin Clawson; Glen Garrison; Harry L. Garrison; Ray King; Glen Legg; Earl Riggs; Wayne Wright
Class of 40: Odell Davidson; Eugene Emmons; Wyman Lane; Virgil Pierson; Murlin Ross; Carl Rupard; Roy Sadler; Helen Tuttle; Floyd Walker; Richard Winger; Luther Zimmerman
Class of 41: Donna Andrew Magby; Robert Blackburn; Remel Blundell; Vernon Brooks; ValJean Clugston; Byron Deill;Eugene King; Delbert D. Kirby; Murlin McGown; Francis Rockefeller; John Turkington; Mark Warren; John D. Wayenberg; Marriott Wylie
Class of 42: Lelen Brintnall; Junior Buckle; Paul Clarke; Merle Clawson; Harley Colburn; Richard Covert; Jack Han; Bill Morrow; Gale Mullen; George Mustard; Louis Orem; Ellis Riggs; Ralph Risley; Floyd Rose; Junior Ross; Charles Scott; Wayne Strathe
Class of 43: Lawrence Billington; Lee Brown; Roland Clugston; Leonard Davis; William Davison;William Dunlop; Leon Foster; Herman Grandle; Doyal Gregg; John Haile; James Humble; Jean Legg; Wayne Long; Raymond Mock; Raymond Neher; Frank Page; Maurice Smith; William Sumpter; Robert Watson; Thomas Witherspoon; Ray Zimmerman
Class of 44: Elmo J. Andrew; Don L. Chapin; Leaford Daniels; Emery McWilliams;Earl R. Misner; Leon Mock; Eldon Mohler; Donald D. Morrison; Robert Rahorn; Billy Paul Rudisill; Noel Spangler; Frank Ulbrich
Class of 45: William Buchanan; Harold L. Brown; Robert P. King; Kenneth Orem; (Junior) Russell Pile; Earl Robert (Bob) Slapar; Harry Troop; Raymond L. Turkington
Class of 46: Robert A. Boyd; Dale Foster Jr.
Two alumni lost their lives in action during W.W.II:
Bob Morrison - Class of 1934
George Mustard - Class of 1942
Community Members Who Served in W.W.II
(Several of these veterans were called to serve before they could complete their high school education)
Benard Allen: Carl Allen; Wilmer Allen; Ralph Allen Jr.; Alfred E. Amos; James D. Amos;
Joe Andrews; Billy Andrews; Lester Barrow: Paul Boore; John M. Bray; Arnold Brezavor;
Elmer Brintnall; Merle L. Brown; Donald Buchanan; Wayne Buchanan; Albert K.Buchanan;
Walter E. Burdette; Earl Campbell; Robert Carline; Wesley Cavin; Delbert Chance;
Tom Chase; Rex Chase,Jr.; William Clugston, John Combs; Roy Cooper;
Looie Daniels; Kenneth Daniels; Howard Davidson; Arthur Davis; Glen Dawson;
Clifford Dixon; Charley Dover; Calvin Doyle; Ernest Emmons: Billy J. Evans; Bernard Faeger;
Jesse F. Fancher, Jr.; Charles Goff; Marion F. Grandle; Thane Graver; Lester D. Green;
Lester W. Green; Leo B. Green; William W. Green; Maurice Hall: James Hamilton;
Richard Hammons; Dorthea Han; Earnest Han, Jr.; Elva Hansen; Marian Lee Harvey;
Marion O. Heilman; Karl K. Heilman; Max Heitt; Marvin L.Hevel; Charles M.Hey; Eldon Hiller;
David Hobson; Robert L. Hobson; Charles L. Holcomb; Phillip Hooke; Henry Huff;
Clifford Hush; William Kelso; Emmett F. King; Glenn King; MelvilleLaForce; Lorn R. Lahey;
John D. Lahey; Billy T. Lane; June Lewis; Albert Martin; Lawrence E. Martin; Joe Mason;
Carl Mattox; Porter McCants; Lee McCaslin;Andy McClure; Eugene McGown;
Archie McKenzie; Clint McKenzie; Roy McLaughlin; Thomas Milborne; James H. Milward;
Jack I. Milward; James W.Mishler; Lawrence Mishler; Louis L.Mishler; Otis D. Misner;
Nelson Mock; Wilson Montee; William F. Mosler; A. Wayne Mullen; Guy M. Mullen;
Howard A. Mullen; Dale Nickle; Ernest L. Nutt; Ralph Orem; Anna Painter ; Audra Perry;
Marion E. Perry; Roy R. Perry; Buel Pool; Joe Preston; Todd Preston; Marjorie Preston;
Jacob E. Puckett; Floyd W. Redburn; Paul B. Redburn; James M. Riggs; Wylie B. Risley;
Herbert Rogers; Don E. Roseberry; William Ruby; Glen W. Ruff; Lawrence F. Sartin;
Robert N. Schnieder; Harold Seely; Eugene Seely; Wayne Shaffer; Leonard Shaffer;
James Murray Shiveley; Herman Smith, Jr.; Leroy Snow; Harlan G. Stevens;
Harold L. Stevens; Bernard L. Stevens; Howard Stevens; George Stewart; Homer Stewart;
Gordon Stotts; Kenneth Swain; Robert Turflinger; Merlin Thalman; Virgil M. Thomas;
John Tosser; Max Tosser; Wayne Tosser; Charles W. Ulery; Cecil Ward; Gerald Weldon;
Patrick Weldon; Ralph Weldon; Warren Wells; John Wells; Jean Wells; James Wilborn;
John Wilborn, James G.Wilson; Granville Winters, Jr.; Gerald R. Wright
McCune High School Veterans of the Korean Conflict
Class of 1947: James A. Bennett; E. Merle Depue
Class of 1948: Harland Jack Harris; John Mustard; Paul Troop
Class of 1949: Lynn Jones; Bill Moore; Gordon Nutt, Charley Billington; Donald Clugston
Class of 1950: Jackie E. Depue; James Mustard, William R. Deill, Combat Medic
Class of 1951: Charles McColm
Class of 1952: Jack Medlin; Jack Moore; Charles Shanholtzer; Emery (Francis) Weber
Class of 1953: Donald J. Depue; Harold E. Gibson
McCune High School Veterans of the Vietnam Conflict
Class of 1955: James Ewan; Amos J. Leonard
Class of 1957: Alan Hobson; Robert Baldwin
Class of 1958: John R. Harris; Loren Zuck
Class of 1962: Robert Hey; Keith Kirby
Class of 1963: Leon Baldwin
Class of 1964: Larry Gemmell
Class of 1965: Carl Davidson
Class of 1967: David McGuire, Gary Baldwin
McCune High School Veterans of Desert Storm
Class of 1956: Robert Baldwin
McCune and World War II
Publicity, movies, and documentaries about World War II led us to consider what happened in our small town of McCune, KS, during those years. How were the families there affected? How many men and women served? How many lost their lives?
Unlike many schools, McCune printed at least three yearbooks during those years: in 1943, in 1945, and in 1946. According to those yearbooks, 141 McCune alumni served in W.W.II along with three staff members. (Since this article appeared in the June newsletter, we have added seven people bringing the total to 148 alumni who served.)
Also listed was a McCune and Community Honor Roll in the 1946 edition. With additions, at least 155 young people were called to the Armed Forces for a total of 306 from the McCune Vicinity. Let us know if there is anyone else unlisted. Some corrections were made in spelling and some married names have been added since this article was printed in June 2001.
Most names have been reproduced here as they appeared in those issues of the McCune Eagle.
McCune High School Veterans of W.W.II
Staff Members: Dr. Paul B. Leffler; William Stoskopf; Paul Wilson
Class of 23: Dr. Clayton Traylor
Class of 24:Tom Chapin; Forrest Turney
Class of 25: Herbert Baker; Leonard Turney; Charles Whitlock
Class of 27: Bernice Harley Pickering; Harold A.Traylor
Class of 28: Joseph Trabue
Class of 30: David Baker; Charles Chapin; Fred Samp
Class of 31: Willard Boor; George Garrison
Class of 32: Ladrue Carper; Hugh Foster
Class of 33: Loyal Bell; Ward Mansfield: William E. Montgomery; Harold Spease; Leslie Thomas; Otis Thomas
Class of 34: Marvin Barrow; Herman Haile; Shirley Himes; Bob Morrison; Conard J. Morrison
Class of 35: Albyrt Boor; Ernest Garrison; Kenneth Jackson; Manford Mansfield; Lester Morrow; Floyd Percy; Ira Sartin; Jay Swain; James P. Wylie
Class of 36: Clyde Johnston; Charles McElwain; Verne Riggs; Dean Rupard; Stanley Stewart; Hugh White
Class of 37: Mary Ball; Rex Boore; Frederick Crawford; Wayne Dickerson; David Emmons; Karl Lewis Roese
Class of 38: Harold Barrow; Carl Boor; Ernest Justice; Dale Kirk; Arthur McGown; Lyman Pool; Elsie Thomas Reynolds; Ralph Tosser
Class of 39: Marvin Clawson; Glen Garrison; Harry L. Garrison; Ray King; Glen Legg; Earl Riggs; Wayne Wright
Class of 40: Odell Davidson; Eugene Emmons; Wyman Lane; Virgil Pierson; Murlin Ross; Carl Rupard; Roy Sadler; Helen Tuttle; Floyd Walker; Richard Winger; Luther Zimmerman
Class of 41: Donna Andrew Magby; Robert Blackburn; Remel Blundell; Vernon Brooks; ValJean Clugston; Byron Deill;Eugene King; Delbert D. Kirby; Murlin McGown; Francis Rockefeller; John Turkington; Mark Warren; John D. Wayenberg; Marriott Wylie
Class of 42: Lelen Brintnall; Junior Buckle; Paul Clarke; Merle Clawson; Harley Colburn; Richard Covert; Jack Han; Bill Morrow; Gale Mullen; George Mustard; Louis Orem; Ellis Riggs; Ralph Risley; Floyd Rose; Junior Ross; Charles Scott; Wayne Strathe
Class of 43: Lawrence Billington; Lee Brown; Roland Clugston; Leonard Davis; William Davison;William Dunlop; Leon Foster; Herman Grandle; Doyal Gregg; John Haile; James Humble; Jean Legg; Wayne Long; Raymond Mock; Raymond Neher; Frank Page; Maurice Smith; William Sumpter; Robert Watson; Thomas Witherspoon; Ray Zimmerman
Class of 44: Elmo J. Andrew; Don L. Chapin; Leaford Daniels; Emery McWilliams;Earl R. Misner; Leon Mock; Eldon Mohler; Donald D. Morrison; Robert Rahorn; Billy Paul Rudisill; Noel Spangler; Frank Ulbrich
Class of 45: William Buchanan; Harold L. Brown; Robert P. King; Kenneth Orem; (Junior) Russell Pile; Earl Robert (Bob) Slapar; Harry Troop; Raymond L. Turkington
Class of 46: Robert A. Boyd; Dale Foster Jr.
Two alumni lost their lives in action during W.W.II:
Bob Morrison - Class of 1934
George Mustard - Class of 1942
Community Members Who Served in W.W.II
(Several of these veterans were called to serve before they could complete their high school education)
Benard Allen: Carl Allen; Wilmer Allen; Ralph Allen Jr.; Alfred E. Amos; James D. Amos;
Joe Andrews; Billy Andrews; Lester Barrow: Paul Boore; John M. Bray; Arnold Brezavor;
Elmer Brintnall; Merle L. Brown; Donald Buchanan; Wayne Buchanan; Albert K.Buchanan;
Walter E. Burdette; Earl Campbell; Robert Carline; Wesley Cavin; Delbert Chance;
Tom Chase; Rex Chase,Jr.; William Clugston, John Combs; Roy Cooper;
Looie Daniels; Kenneth Daniels; Howard Davidson; Arthur Davis; Glen Dawson;
Clifford Dixon; Charley Dover; Calvin Doyle; Ernest Emmons: Billy J. Evans; Bernard Faeger;
Jesse F. Fancher, Jr.; Charles Goff; Marion F. Grandle; Thane Graver; Lester D. Green;
Lester W. Green; Leo B. Green; William W. Green; Maurice Hall: James Hamilton;
Richard Hammons; Dorthea Han; Earnest Han, Jr.; Elva Hansen; Marian Lee Harvey;
Marion O. Heilman; Karl K. Heilman; Max Heitt; Marvin L.Hevel; Charles M.Hey; Eldon Hiller;
David Hobson; Robert L. Hobson; Charles L. Holcomb; Phillip Hooke; Henry Huff;
Clifford Hush; William Kelso; Emmett F. King; Glenn King; MelvilleLaForce; Lorn R. Lahey;
John D. Lahey; Billy T. Lane; June Lewis; Albert Martin; Lawrence E. Martin; Joe Mason;
Carl Mattox; Porter McCants; Lee McCaslin;Andy McClure; Eugene McGown;
Archie McKenzie; Clint McKenzie; Roy McLaughlin; Thomas Milborne; James H. Milward;
Jack I. Milward; James W.Mishler; Lawrence Mishler; Louis L.Mishler; Otis D. Misner;
Nelson Mock; Wilson Montee; William F. Mosler; A. Wayne Mullen; Guy M. Mullen;
Howard A. Mullen; Dale Nickle; Ernest L. Nutt; Ralph Orem; Anna Painter ; Audra Perry;
Marion E. Perry; Roy R. Perry; Buel Pool; Joe Preston; Todd Preston; Marjorie Preston;
Jacob E. Puckett; Floyd W. Redburn; Paul B. Redburn; James M. Riggs; Wylie B. Risley;
Herbert Rogers; Don E. Roseberry; William Ruby; Glen W. Ruff; Lawrence F. Sartin;
Robert N. Schnieder; Harold Seely; Eugene Seely; Wayne Shaffer; Leonard Shaffer;
James Murray Shiveley; Herman Smith, Jr.; Leroy Snow; Harlan G. Stevens;
Harold L. Stevens; Bernard L. Stevens; Howard Stevens; George Stewart; Homer Stewart;
Gordon Stotts; Kenneth Swain; Robert Turflinger; Merlin Thalman; Virgil M. Thomas;
John Tosser; Max Tosser; Wayne Tosser; Charles W. Ulery; Cecil Ward; Gerald Weldon;
Patrick Weldon; Ralph Weldon; Warren Wells; John Wells; Jean Wells; James Wilborn;
John Wilborn, James G.Wilson; Granville Winters, Jr.; Gerald R. Wright
McCune High School Veterans of the Korean Conflict
Class of 1947: James A. Bennett; E. Merle Depue
Class of 1948: Harland Jack Harris; John Mustard; Paul Troop
Class of 1949: Lynn Jones; Bill Moore; Gordon Nutt, Charley Billington; Donald Clugston
Class of 1950: Jackie E. Depue; James Mustard, William R. Deill, Combat Medic
Class of 1951: Charles McColm
Class of 1952: Jack Medlin; Jack Moore; Charles Shanholtzer; Emery (Francis) Weber
Class of 1953: Donald J. Depue; Harold E. Gibson
McCune High School Veterans of the Vietnam Conflict
Class of 1955: James Ewan; Amos J. Leonard
Class of 1957: Alan Hobson; Robert Baldwin
Class of 1958: John R. Harris; Loren Zuck
Class of 1962: Robert Hey; Keith Kirby
Class of 1963: Leon Baldwin
Class of 1964: Larry Gemmell
Class of 1965: Carl Davidson
Class of 1967: David McGuire, Gary Baldwin
McCune High School Veterans of Desert Storm
Class of 1956: Robert Baldwin