Draftees Leave for Army

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Title

Draftees Leave for Army

Subject

Korean War, 1950-1953--United States
Draft--Kansas--Dodge City
Soldiers--United States--History--20th century

Description

Nine men drafted into the United States Army board a bus to undergo examinations for military service in Kansas City. These nine men were the first to be drafted from Dodge City for the Korean War, and are identified from right to left as Henry Ditges, Lewis A. Clothier, Kenneth P. Betzen, Clarence C. Smith, Gaylord E. Rarden, John C. Henderson, Clarence E. Berend, Leo J. Musslin, and John Stegman.

Creator

Dodge City Daily Globe

Publisher

The Dodge City Daily Globe

Date

1950-08-03

Rights

Copyright of the Dodge City Daily Globe and Cherry Road Media. Digitized with the permission of the rights holder. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en.

Format

jpeg

Type

still image

Coverage

1950s
Dodge City, Kansas
Ford County, Kansas

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Dodge City Daily Globe, “Draftees Leave for Army,” Kansas Heritage Center Digital Archive, accessed May 16, 2024, https://kansasheritagecenter.omeka.net/items/show/145.