Harold D. Keeley

KEELEY, BOWMAN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/25/2013 at 15:34:24

Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, September 24, 1918

RECEIVE COMMISSION

Harold Keeley and Percy Bowman, State University training students, who have been in military training at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, have received commissions as Second Lieutenants.

The young men arrived home Saturday and Lt. Keeley left for Bryan, Texas, where he will report to duty tomorrow.

Lt. Bowman left today for Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, where he will be stationed.

Out of 3,000 men at Fort Sheridan, all of whom were university students, 1,000 received commissions.