Centennial Event Photos #6.

Earl Koenig VFW Post Memorial

Rededication Ceremony - July 5, 2003

VFW Post No. 6940, established in 1946, was named in honor of Sgt. Earl D. Koenig, son of C.C. Koenig of Underwood, who was on e of the first Underwood boys to lose his life in the service of his country during World War II. In 1949 women formed the VFW Auxiliary with 15 charter members. In the early 1950s the VFW Post first dedicated a Memorial Plaque to those who gave their lives during World Wars I and II.

(1950s) - First Memorial Plaque to Underwood Veterans

Sgt. Earl D. Koenig
Norman Skubinna
Wyman Thompson
Harold Pfaffengut
Donovan Blake
Ronald Bartley

Norman Hunsaid
Wayne Wood
Eugene Weber
Alvin Sayler
Gordon Greenshield
Albert Buchert

John C. Baar
Irvin Kringle
John Bauer
Ira Solenberger
Reinhold Schafer
Keith Maloney

Wyman Thompson - (UHS Class of 1937)

(Wyman was Underwood's first serviceman casualty, when his
B15 bomber crashed in Bangor, ME, a month before WWII started.)

Harold "Butch" Snyder (UHS Class of 1939) | Ray Thompson

Jadee Neil Johnson (UHS Class of 1937)

and his wife LaVonne (Fay Hoy) Johnson
Click HERE to link to a wonderful Website created by Jadee's daughter, (Jill Johnson Lacroix).
She has shared many WWII letters written when Jadee served in the Army from 1941 to 1945.
Many people around Underwood are mentioned in these treasured letters at:
http://www.jadeejohnson.com

Last revised: January 10, 2004