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Editor’s note: This article is the final in a two-part series regarding the military experiences of U.S. Army Veteran Sergeant Leonard P. Sergeant Leonard P.…
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a two-part series regarding the WWII experiences of the late Leonard P. Jaegers. The mission of the…
The “crack” of Stan Musial’s bat produced a staggering 3,630 career hits, ranking him first in the National League when he retired from baseball in…
Born in January 1920 in a small village in northern Italy, Enrico Sesenna grew up the youngest of nine sons. As a child, he toiled…
Eugene Earle Amick Sr. has been described as a self-made man who achieved career success as the youngest bank president in Missouri, while armed only…
After graduating high school in Kansas City, a young Lon Gilbert Amick followed his older brother’s footsteps by attending William Jewell College in nearby Liberty.…
Growing up with dyslexia, James Thompson faced many challenges in his early learning experiences, which tempered his ambitions toward pursuing an education in future years.…
A 20-year-old Hubert Rothove left his father’s farm near the Osage County community of Folk to travel to the county seat of Westphalia on June…
Though leading an army of an estimated 12,000 soldiers, General Price believed the Union forces protecting Jefferson City to be too formidable. At the outbreak…
“Part of that process was placing the bodies in plastic bags and then putting the dog tags in the mouth of each casualty for later…
The struggle against the spread of venereal disease became one of many foes fought by commanders at numerous military bases in the United States. While…
“With the Korean War going on, I realized I didn’t want to be drafted into the Marines or Army and have to sleep on the…