Uncle of Rozora

Arthur Stang Arthur Stang was born September 20, 1894, near Halbur. He had eight brothers and sisters, William, Margaret (Mrs. Emil) Kuhn, Florence, Carrie, Mary, Ella, Lillian, and Lydia.

Arthur entered the service August 13, 1918, and received his training at Camp Forest, Georgia.
He sailed for France September 29, 1918, with Company 468 Engineers Service. Stang died October 21, 1918, a victim of the terrible epidemic of influenza which was sweeping the continent at the time.

His parents, William Adam and Augusta (Nieland) Stang, moved to Manning shortly after his death.
Arthur's body was the first from this area returned from overseas, and services were held January 14, 1921, at the Lutheran Church.

To honor those men who died serving during WWI, a tree with corresponding plaque was placed in the city park.
These plaques are being stored with other Manning historical items in the basement of city hall.
I hope someday we can either display them in a Manning Museum or other public location.

LaVerne Schroeder WWII
PHM2 US Navy

LaVerne enlisted in the United States Navy October 18, 1942, at the Federal Building in Des Moines. He received his boot training at the United States Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. After a 10-day "boot leave," he was assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital Corps School in Great Lakes, Illinois. where he received extensive training in first aid and other medical functions.

He was then transferred to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Mare Island, California in February of 1943, and spent the bulk of his military service there. His duties varied considerably during his tenure there, including ward duty; clerical duty in the hospital corps office, which had the responsibility of ensuring the hospital was staffed properly; and accompanying patients, both individually and in groups, who were being transferred to hospitals nearer their homes. He received several promotions while stationed at this hospital, achieving the rank of Pharmacist Mate Second Class (PhM 2/C).

While stationed at this base, he also found time to pursue his favorite sport, baseball. He was selected as one on a pitching staff of five from a field of approximately 25 who tried out to play on a team representing the entire Mare Island Naval Base; they played in a league composed of military installations in California. He also pitched for a good semi-pro team headquartered at Boyes Hot Springs, California. He played with and against several former major league baseball players.

In July of 1945, he was transferred to an advanced medical school at the U.S. Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, Virginia and was stationed there when World War II finally ended. He was transferred to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Corvallis, Oregon in October, 1945, and then to Astoria, Oregon, where he was processed for discharge. He received his honorable discharge from Fort Snelling, Minnesota March 11, 1946, having served three years and five months.

Unfortunately, Rozora didn't know any background information for these pictures.

LaVerne on right

LaVerne on left

LaVerne

LaVerne's various uniform stripes

Father of Rozora
Emil Kuhn

Emil enlisted in the United States Army December 19, 1917. He served his country in Fort Worden, Washington, with the Battery A 63 Regiment Field Artillery Battalion during World War I and also served for some time overseas. Private Kuhn was honorably discharged March 13, 1919.
Departure July 14, 1918 at New York on the RMS Empress Of Britain
Unit Battery A, 63rd Artillery Coast Artillery Corps (CAC)
Rank Private
Departure February 6, 1919 at Marseille, France on the SS Caserta
Unit Camp Dodge, Provisional Detachment Coast Artillery Corps, unassigned
Rank Private First Class
Service Number 828663