9 Howard County Men Drafted Into Army;
To Report On Friday
Cresco—Summoned to report to the Howard County local draft board Friday are the following nine men who have been selected for induction to be sent to Fort Des Moines:
Hubert O. Ernst and Martin H. O’Kada, Cresco;
Harold G. Schreiber, Chester;
Jerome N. Friedhof, Charles V. Morris and Wesley T. Haskovec, Elma;
John L. Pedrick, Lyle K. Blomgren and Harris E. Mahoney, Lime Springs.
Source: The Mason City Globe-Gazette, November 10, 1941
Wesley Thomas Haskovec was born Feb. 15, 1918 to Charles James and Emma Louise Koshatka Haskovec. He died June 13, 1987 and is buried in Our Lady Of Lourdes Cemetery, Lourdes, IA.
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