Herschel Franklin Straw

  General Notes:

Research of Norma Straw.

28 Sept 1944 in Denver, Colorado - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record - Herschel F. Straw of Pottawatomie, Kansas and Reno, KS; born 1921 Kansas; ED: 4 yrs of HS; occ: airplane and engine mechanic; married;
re-enlisted:
7 Jan 1946 in Fort Levenworth, KS; medical corps; married;

WWII Kansas Veterans Index
Straw, Hershel F. Inducted 28 September 1944, Army 37712571 Registered, order # 10093 St. Francis, Cheyenne Co. (Board # 1)


Note:
THE HAVENSVILLE REVIEW 26 June 1947
Sgt. Herschel Straw of Havensville was one of four Kansans who attended the Garden Party for hospitalized veterans the afternoon of June 29 on the south grounds of the White House.
President and Mrs. Truman headed the long reception line which included cabinet members and high ranking officers of the Army and Navy. General Dwight D. Eisenhower as usual made a big hit.
Lucie Koch of Hutchinson wearing a print dress resplendent with Sunflower prints was assigned to extend hospitality to the boys from the Sun flower state.

Alabama deaths
Name Herschel Franklin Straw Death date 19 Dec 1971 Death place Huntsville, Madison, Alabama Gender Male Age at death 50y Estimated birth year 1921 Spouse name Eunice Straw Father name Herschel E. Straw Mother name Lillie Cooprider



SSDI
Herschel STRAW
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1921
Death Date: Dec 1971
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Kansas

Herschel married Eunice Virginia Booth, daughter of Henry Thomas Booth and Isadora Caroline "Dora" Leger, on 17 May 1938 in Havensville, KS. (Eunice Virginia Booth was born on 27 Dec 1920, died on 22 Apr 1992 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama and was buried in Madison Cemetery in Madison County, Alabama.)