Birth year:
1920 Spouse:
Elizabeth Denomination:
Mennonite General Conference
Occupation
Farmer Drafted from:
Moundridge , Kansas, United States
Entered CPS:
October 23, 1942 Left CPS:
July 5, 1946 Notes:
Relationship with Soldiers and the Public
"Dan Kaufman and I purchased a car when we transferred from New Jersey to Montana. Since gasoline was rationed, we requested some gas coupons for the trip from Kansas to Montana. A member of the McPherson County committee told me in no uncertain terms that CO stood for ‘cowards only’ and that our G__ d___ ancestors had started this war (meaning the Germans). We did not get any coupons but were able to get some from our folks and we also took along two five-gallon cans full of gas for the trip.”
From The Eden Peace Witness: A Collection of Personal Accounts. Ed. Jeffery W. Koller. Kansas: Jebeko Publishing, 2004. Pp 104-10.